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thanatourism

thanatourism noun: tourism involving travel to sites associated with death and suffering.

Noun

thanatourism (uncountable)

  1. Tourism involving travel to sites associated with death and suffering.
    Synonyms:
    dark tourism

Synonyms of thanatourism

Origin of thanatourism

From thanato- + tourism.

Questions about thanatourism

What does thanatourism mean?
Thanatourism means tourism involving travel to sites associated with death and suffering.
What part of speech is thanatourism?
Thanatourism is a noun.

Words near thanatourism in the dictionary

  1. thanatopsis
  2. Thanatos
  3. thanatoses
  4. thanatosis
  5. thanatotic
  6. thanatourism
  7. thandai
  8. thandar
  9. thandars
  10. Thandwe
  11. thane

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