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journey

/ˈd͡ʒɜːni/noun

A trip from one place to another, thought of as a single complete unit of travel.

Example sentences

  • “The journey from the village to the capital takes six hours by bus.”
  • “The long journey across the mountains left us exhausted but happy.”

In British English a routine trip is a journey ('my train journey'); Americans reserve the word for long or figurative travel: 'her cancer journey'.

Synonyms for journey

Often confused with journey

journey vs travel

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