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PRONUNCIATION OF VISITOR CENTRE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VISITOR CENTRE

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Visitor centre is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VISITOR CENTRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

visitor centre

Visitor center

A visitor center or centre, visitor information center, tourist information center, is a physical location that provides tourist information to the visitors who tour the place or area locally. It may be: ▪ A visitor center at a specific attraction or place of interest, such as a landmark, national park, national forest, or state park, providing information and in-depth educational exhibits and artifact displays. Often a film or other media display is used. If the site has permit requirements or guided tours, the visitor center is often the place where these are coordinated. ▪ A tourist information center, providing visitors to a location with information on the area's attractions, lodgings, maps, and other items relevant to tourism. Often, these centers are operated at the airport or other port of entry, by the local government or chamber of commerce. Often a visitor center is called simply an information center.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VISITOR CENTRE

visitee
visiting
visiting card
visiting fireman
visiting firemen
visiting hours
visiting nurse
visiting professor
visiting rights
visiting teacher
visiting team
visiting terms
visiting time
visitor
visitor´s passport
visitor´s tax
visitorial
visitors´ book
visitors´ gallery
visitress

WORDS THAT END LIKE VISITOR CENTRE

business centre
call centre
centre
city centre
community centre
concentre
conference centre
convention centre
drop-in centre
fitness centre
garden centre
health centre
information centre
rencontre
resource centre
right-of-centre
service centre
shopping centre
the Centre
town centre
training centre

Synonyms and antonyms of visitor centre in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «visitor centre» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VISITOR CENTRE

Find out the translation of visitor centre to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of visitor centre from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «visitor centre» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

游客中心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

centro de informaciones
570 millions of speakers

English

visitor centre
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आगंतुक केंद्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَرْكَزُ الزُوَّار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

информационный центр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

centro de visitantes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দর্শক কেন্দ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

centre d’information des visiteurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pusat pelawat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Besucherzentrum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビジターセンター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관광 안내소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pusat pengunjung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung tâm thăm viếng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பார்வையாளர் மையம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अभ्यागत केंद्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ziyaretçi merkezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

centro informazione per visitatori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

informacja turystyczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виставковий центр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

centru pentru vizitatori
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κέντρο επισκεπτών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

besoeker sentrum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

besökscentrum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

besøkssenter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of visitor centre

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VISITOR CENTRE»

The term «visitor centre» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.027 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VISITOR CENTRE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about visitor centre

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VISITOR CENTRE»

Discover the use of visitor centre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to visitor centre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Entertainment Indust...
Naturtainment attraction Example edutainment facility Coastal ○ Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick, Scotland Canyons and gorges ○ Cheddar Gorge Visitor Centre, Somerset, England ○ Grand Canyon Visitor Center, Arizona, USA  ...
Stuart Moss, 2009
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Tramping in New Zealand
... Whakapapa Visitor Centre, Whakapapa Village) Whanganui (%06-348 8475; Wanganui Area Office, Ingestre Chambers, 74 Ingestre St, Wanganui) Tongariro National Park, New Zealand's first, was created from land donated to the people ...
Jim DuFresne, 2006
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Improving facilities for educational visitors to Parliament: ...
The consultants were therefore asked to look at a second study focusing on options for a visitor centre outside of the Estate and also siting it adjacent to Westminster Hall but displacing fewer services. In May 2003 they produced their second ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Administration Committee, 2007
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The Overland Track: Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair : a ...
Cradle shuttle bus service Visitors are encouraged to park at the Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre located 2km from the park boundary and 7.5km from Dove Lake (all buses, like Tassielink, terminate at the Visitor Centre too). The shuttle bus ...
Warwick Sprawson, 2010
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Kenya
The visitor centre is also the place to pick up a guide (see below). If you've got a tent, use it. Camping is permitted (Ksh200 per person per night), but apart from the main site beside the Visitor Centre, you must be self-sufficient, and there are ...
Richard Trillo, 2002
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The Architects' Handbook
ground floor 3 Bilbao Guggenheim (Arch: Frank O. Gehry & Associates) VISITOR CENTRES A development of the site-related museum is the visitor centre, the major vehicle of the heritage business's demand for 'experiences'. The visitor ...
Quentin Pickard, 2008
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Lonely Planet Counties Meath, Louth, Cavan & Monaghan: ...
VISITING BRÚ NA BÓINNE In an effort to protect the tombs and preserve the mystical atmosphere around them, all visits to Brú na Bóinne start at the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre ( 041988 0300; www.heritageireland.ie; Donore; adult/child  ...
Lonely Planet, 2012
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Opportunities for Antarctic Environmental Education and ...
The Visitor Centre is the most recent addition to the NZ$20 million IAC development. In late 1989 discussions were begun concerning the building of a visitor centre to present Antarctica to the public. In August 1990 Australian consultants were ...
Paul Richard Dingwall, D. W. H. Walton, 1996
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Countryside Management
(a) Visitor centres 'Visitor centre' is a catch-all phrase for a building that can fulfil a variety of functions. Information centres, orientation centres, interpretation centres , heritage/history centres or a combination of all of these can be considered as ...
Mr Peter Bromley, 2013
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Managing World Heritage Sites
A staffed visitor centre usually plays a major role in visitor management at tourism destinations. Its function includes providing information and assistance at the site. Some form of interpretation is frequently delivered at a visitor centre. Currently ...
Anna Leask, Alan Fyall, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VISITOR CENTRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term visitor centre is used in the context of the following news items.
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Plans unveiled for visitor centre at new Apple campus
Images have emerged revealing previously unreported plans for a visitor centre, including a rooftop observation deck and a shop, at the Foster + ... «Dezeen, Jul 15»
2
Memorial for 9-11 crash in Pennsylvania to open with new visitor
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. -- The National Park Service says a new visitor centre at the Flight 93 National Memorial in western Pennsylvania will open Sept. 10. «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
3
Yellowstone visitor centre at Mammoth reopening after renovations …
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — The National Park Service is celebrating the reopening of the Albright Visitor Center at Yellowstone National Park. «The Chronicle Journal, Jul 15»
4
Scapa opens first-ever distillery visitor centre
Caroline Mitchell, the group's visitor centres manager, said: “Our boutique distillery's visitor centre will provide our guests with an educational experience in a ... «Scotsman, Apr 15»
5
Plans for £800k visitor centre at Potteric Carr
Currently the attraction receives 33,000 visitors per year and it is hoped that the new visitor centre and tearoom will see numbers coming to the site rise to 40,000 ... «Doncaster Today, Apr 15»
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Digby, Pictou mayors 'blindsided' by visitor centre cuts
Two Nova Scotia mayors are angry with the provincial government after they were caught off guard by the closure of the visitor information centres in their ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
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Richard III visitor centre tipped for tourism success
The new visitor centre cost around £4 million to construct. ... The new King Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester has been chosen as one of the world's hottest ... «ITV News, Jan 15»
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Helix visitor centre work to start alongside Kelpies
Construction of a £1.45m visitor centre at Falkirk's Helix park is to get under way in ... The new centre will include a restaurant, retail area, visitor information and ... «BBC News, Dec 14»
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My kingdom for the Force? - expert disappointed by new Richard III …
AN expert from the team which helped find body of Richard III has written of her disappointment with the new Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester. Annette ... «The Press, York, Jul 14»
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Does Leicester's Richard III centre live up to the hype?
A £4m visitor centre built next to the Leicester car park where Richard III's skeleton was discovered is opening on Saturday. It aims to cash in on the excitement ... «BBC News, Jul 14»

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