"travelogue" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹavə(l)lɒɡ/ [UK] Forms: travelogues [plural]
Etymology: Supposedly a blend of travel + monologue, coined by Elias Burton Holmes. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|travel|monologue|nocap=1}} blend of travel + monologue Head templates: {{en-noun}} travelogue (plural travelogues)
  1. A description of someone's travels, given in the form of narrative, public lecture, slide show or motion picture. Wikipedia link: Elias Burton Holmes Categories (topical): Tourism Synonyms: travelog [US] Derived forms: traveloguelike Related terms: itinerary Translations (description of someone's travels): ուղեգրություն (uġegrutʻyun) (Armenian), cestopis [masculine] (Czech), reisverslag [neuter] (Dutch), matkakertomus (Finnish), matkapäiväkirja (Finnish), matkakirja (Finnish), Reisebericht [masculine] (German), सफ़रनामा (safarnāmā) [masculine] (Hindi), útleírás (Hungarian), úti beszámoló (Hungarian), útirajz (Hungarian), útiélmény-beszámoló (Hungarian), cuntas taistil [masculine] (Irish), scéal taistil [masculine] (Irish), 旅行記 (ryokōki) (Japanese), reisverslaag [neuter] (Limburgish), па́топис (pátopis) [masculine] (Macedonian), سفرنامه (safar-nâme) (Persian), пу̏топӣс [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pȕtopīs [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), gezi konferansı (Turkish)

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