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sightseeing (noun)

sightseeing /ˈsaɪtˌsijɪŋ/ noun

sightseeing

/ˈsaɪtˌsijɪŋ/

noun

Britannica Dictionary definition of SIGHTSEEING

[noncount]

: the activity of visiting the famous or interesting places of an area

We spent the afternoon sightseeing.
We did a lot of sightseeing on our vacation.

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— sightseer

/ˈsaɪtˌsijɚ/ noun, plural sightseers [count]

The church attracts a lot of sightseers.

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