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Serengeti

Serengeti

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A vast plain in northern Tanzania known for many wild animals and yearly migrations
  • proper noun
  • /ˌsɛrənˈɡɛti/
translation icon : Serengueti
  • Craig Packer has studied the lions of the Serengeti since 1978.
  • Serengeti National Park
  • SerengetiMara
  • Serengeti Plain

So we're going to go walk through the Serengeti with an armed guard.

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Examples

  • During the dry season, animals gather around the waterholes in the Serengeti to quench their thirst.

  • My big example here is just the Serengeti Plain in East Africa.

  • Wait till you see the sunrise in the Serengeti.

  • In 1993, for instance, a severe drought reduced the Serengeti population to below 1 million.

    Academic text (2006)
  • On the plains of the Serengeti, A dung beetle rolls his perfectly sculpted ball of dung.

  • Visitors travel from around the world to witness the great migration on the Serengeti plains.

  • The breathtaking landscapes of the Serengeti are home to many species of wildlife.

Synonyms

Serengeti Plain
vsSerengeti
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A large flat grassland in northern Tanzania with many wild animals

is the same place but uses the shorter name omitting plain

Compounds

A large park in northern Tanzania with open grassland and many wild animals

A large flat grassland in northern Tanzania with many wild animals

Surface Forms

Serengeti main

Etymology

Serengeti comes from a Maasai word, siringet, which means 'endless plain' or 'the place where the land goes on and on'. So the name describes the wide open grassland where many wild animals live and make their long migrations each year.