Meanings
plural tourist attractions
- A place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its cultural value, beauty, or historical significance, offering leisure and amusement.
Carol, who is responsible for two coaches, says the sleeping accommodation is virtually full - surprising for midweek in mid-April. The Train Manager confirms that the train is well-loaded overall, noting that people view the train as a tourist attraction in its own right.
2024 September 4, David Clough, “All aboard the 'Night Riviera' to Penzance”, in RAIL, number 1017, page 62
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 景點 /景点
- 景點 /景点 (jǐngdiǎn)location of interest to tourists
Danish seværdighed
- seværdighedlocation of interest to tourists
Dutch bezienswaardigheid, zienswaardigheid
- bezienswaardigheidlocation of interest to tourists
- zienswaardigheidlocation of interest to tourists
Esperanto vidindaĵo
- vidindaĵolocation of interest to tourists
Finnish matkailukohde, turistikohde
- matkailukohdelocation of interest to tourists
- turistikohdelocation of interest to tourists
German Sehenswürdigkeit
- Sehenswürdigkeitlocation of interest to tourists
Polish atrakcja turystyczna
- atrakcja turystycznalocation of interest to tourists
Portuguese ponto turístico
- ponto turísticolocation of interest to tourists
Russian достопримеча́тельность
- достопримеча́тельность (dostoprimečátelʹnostʹ)location of interest to tourists
Swahili kivutio cha watalii
- kivutio cha wataliilocation of interest to tourists
Cite this entry
tourist attraction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tourist%20attraction
“tourist attraction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tourist%20attraction. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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