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safari

safari

37 3.1
A trip to see or hunt wild animals, usually in Africa
  • noun
  • /səˈfɑːri/
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  • On another safari in Botswana, we encountered a pride of five female lions.
  • an African safari
  • a photographic safari
  • a safari tour company

I did my makeup today ready for the safari.

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Examples

  • During their safari, they spotted elephants, lions, and a variety of birds.

  • Animal prints were shown on clothes for the first time as going on safari in Africa became popular.

  • Come on a safari with me.

  • The first rule for any successful safari is to choose excellent guides.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Turning to me, she said, "We plan a photo safari to Kenya when Mark is a little older."

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I just booked a safari.

  • I'm having second thoughts about our spring safari trip.

  • And now I'm in South Africa in a safari car going round to see lions.

  • So now we are doing a walking safari where we are with two guides as well as two armed guards.

  • You can't take your audience on an African safari to explore the habitat of the zebra.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

expedition
vssafari
358 4.1

An organized trip by a group for a special purpose like exploring or doing research

is more specific and refers to overland trips for observing or hunting in Africa
campaign
vssafari
  • Archaic
49 8.7

A long trip to hunt big animals, often in Africa

includes both hunting and animal observation rather than hunting only
1 4.2

A trip to go far to kill wild animals for sport or food in remote places

also involves observing animals and travel rather than only pursuing them
3.6

A trip to see wild animals in their natural home

also includes trips that can involve hunting as well as animal observation

Compounds

1 3.3

A park where visitors drive through to see wild animals

How Adventurous

safari
37 3.1
sightseeing
33 1.1

Surface Forms

safari singular
safaris plural

Etymology

The word safari comes from the Swahili word safari, which means 'journey' and comes from the Arabic safar meaning 'travel'. So a safari is a trip into the wild to see or hunt animals.