Massentourismus

German

Etymology

Masse (“mass”) +‎ -n- +‎ Tourismus (“tourism”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmasn̩tuˌʁɪsmʊs]
  • Hyphenation: Mas‧sen‧tou‧ris‧mus

Noun

Massentourismus m (strong, genitive Massentourismus, plural Massentourismen)

  1. (sociology, economics) mass tourism (a form of tourism that involves tens of thousands of people going to the same resort or region at the same time of year)
    Venedig kämpft seit Jahren gegen die negativen Folgen vom Massentourismus.
    Venice has been struggling for years against the negative consequences of mass tourism.
    Der Massentourismus ermöglichte es breiten Schichten der Bevölkerung, günstig zu verreisen.
    Mass tourism made it possible for broad sections of the population to travel cheaply.

Declension

Declension of Massentourismus [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Massentourismus die Massentourismen
genitive eines des Massentourismus der Massentourismen
dative einem dem Massentourismus den Massentourismen
accusative einen den Massentourismus die Massentourismen

Antonyms

  • Individualtourismus (individual tourism)
  • sanfter Tourismus (sustainable/gentle tourism)

Coordinate terms

References

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