sightseeing

sightseeing
sightseeing 1824, from sight (Cf. SIGHTS (Cf. sights)) + prp. of SEE (Cf. see). Sight-seer first recorded 1834.

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  • sightseeing — sight|see|ing [ saıt,siıŋ ] noun uncount the activity of traveling around a place to see the interesting things in it: I m going sightseeing for the rest of the day. a sightseeing tour of the city …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • sightseeing — UK [ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ] / US [ˈsaɪtˌsɪɪŋ] noun [uncountable] tourism the activity of travelling around a place to see the interesting things in it I m going sightseeing for the rest of the day. a sightseeing tour of the city …   English dictionary

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