tourist card

noun

: a citizenship identity card issued to a tourist usually for a stated period of time in lieu of a passport or a visa

Examples of tourist card in a Sentence

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The club issues advance tourist cards and offers the best deals on Mexican automobile insurance. Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2023 In addition, Mexico requires that all foreign visitors who are not legal residents of Mexico have a tourist card or visa. James Clark, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tourist card was in 1948

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“Tourist card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourist%20card. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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