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tourist office

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An office which provides information, brochures, maps, etc. for tourists to an area or locality.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 旅遊信息問訊處 /旅游信息问讯处 (lǚyóu xìnxī wènxùnchù) — office which provides information for tourists
  • Dutch: VVV-kantoor — office which provides information for tourists
  • Dutch: toerismekantoor — office which provides information for tourists
  • Finnish: matkailutoimisto — office which provides information for tourists
  • French: syndicat d'initiative — office which provides information for tourists
  • French: office de tourisme — office which provides information for tourists
  • German: Tourismusbüro — office which provides information for tourists
  • Italian: ufficio turismo — office which provides information for tourists
  • Italian: ufficio turistico — office which provides information for tourists
  • Japanese: 観光案内所 (kankō annaijo) — office which provides information for tourists
  • Maltese: uffiċċju tat-turiżmu — office which provides information for tourists
  • Norwegian: besøkssenter — office which provides information for tourists
  • Polish: informacja turystyczna — office which provides information for tourists
  • Polish: biuro informacji turystycznej — office which provides information for tourists
  • Romanian: oficiu turistic — office which provides information for tourists
  • Romanian: oficiu de turism — office which provides information for tourists
  • Russian: туристи́ческий о́фис (turistíčeskij ófis) — office which provides information for tourists
  • Spanish: oficina de turismo — office which provides information for tourists
  • Swedish: turistbyrå — office which provides information for tourists
  • Swedish: turistinformation — office which provides information for tourists