travelling from one place to another and usually a long one.
example
We are planning to go on a journey to the Bahamas this summer.
synonyms
tripexcursion
word origin — Middle English: from Old French jornee ‘day, a day's travel, a day's work’ (the earliest senses in English), based on Latin diurnum ‘daily portion’, from diurnus (see diurnal)
Intermediate — Set 70
Set 70 of Intermediate covers 5 words: journey, region, flight, capital, attraction. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.
journey · noun/ˈdʒərni/
travelling from one place to another and usually a long one.
We are planning to go on a journey to the Bahamas this summer.
Synonyms: trip, excursion
Origin: Middle English: from Old French jornee ‘day, a day's travel, a day's work’ (the earliest senses in English), based on Latin diurnum ‘daily portion’, from diurnus (see diurnal)
region · noun/ˈridʒ(ə)n/
a large area with a similar politics and language
Tax rates in a country might change from region to region.
Synonyms: area, district, territory
Origin: Middle English: from Old French, from Latin regio(n-) ‘direction, district’, from regere ‘to rule, direct’
flight · noun/flaɪt/
a journey made through the air or into space
Booking a flight online has become so easy these days.
Synonyms: glide
Origin: Old English flyht ‘action or manner of flying’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlucht and fly. This was probably merged in Middle English with an unrecorded Old English word related to German Flucht and to flee, which is represented by sense 3 of the noun
capital · noun/ˈkæpədl/
the city where the country's government operates
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, is the capital city of the United States of America.
Synonyms: chief, leading
Origin: Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to the head or top’, later ‘standing at the head or beginning’): via Old French from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’
attraction · noun/əˈtrækʃən/
a place you visit that is interesting.
The long and sandy beaches are the country's main attraction.
Synonyms: interest
Origin: late Middle English (denoting the action of a poultice in drawing matter from the tissues): from Latin attractio(n-), from the verb attrahere (see attract)