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touring companies

touring companies is the plural of touring company.

Meaning of touring company

Noun

touring company (plural touring companies)

  1. (performing arts) A troupe of theatrical, musical, or other performers who constitute an ancillary unit of an established company of performers, and who usually provide entertainment at locations other than the main venue where the established company performs.
    • Last fall's strike by the New York City Opera orchestra killed the company's regular season, but it did not cast its shadow over the endeavors of its touring troupe. . . . The touring company was established in 1979 by Beverly Sills as a kind of training troupe in which promising young singers...1990 January 23, Allan Kozinn, “City Opera's 'Boheme' Tour Has Early Stop in Brooklyn”, in New York Times, retrieved 12 Jul 2012

Questions about touring companies

What is touring companies the plural of?
Touring companies is the plural of touring company.

Words near touring companies in the dictionary

  1. touring
  2. touring bicycle
  3. touring bicycles
  4. touring car
  5. touring cars
  6. touring companies
  7. touring company
  8. touring member
  9. touring motorcycle
  10. touring motorcycles
  11. touring side

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