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safari park

safari park

1 3.3
A park where visitors drive through to see wild animals
  • noun
  • /səˈfɑːri pɑrk/
translation icon : parque safari
  • They say they crossbred animals that came from a jungle safari park that was there locally years ago with local fauna.
  • African safari park

Hello day is Thursday, we're going to the safari park.

Examples

  • I fancy going to the Chitwan National Park, which is a safari park where we would get to go on a safari ride on an elephant and wash the elephants too!

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  • Well, maybe it's from a zoo or a safari park or something.

  • When was the last time you were at a safari park, Louise?

  • I've always wanted to go to the safari park in the UK.

  • Families often enjoy visiting the safari park to see exotic animals up close.

  • The safari park allows visitors to drive through and observe the animals in their natural habitat.

  • During our trip, we drove through a beautiful safari park filled with lions and giraffes.

Synonyms

zoo
vssafari park
474 1.0

A place where people go to see live wild animals like lions and elephants

focuses on visitors driving through to see animals rather than education
wildlife park
vssafari park
1 2.5

A park where wild animals live in natural areas so people can see them

is viewed while visitors drive through large open areas in vehicles
zoological garden
vssafari park
1 3.9

A place where people go to see live wild animals

is designed for visitors to drive through and view animals from vehicles

How Natural

wilderness
129 3.8
reserve
49 4.4
safari park
1 3.3
zoo
474 1.0

Surface Forms

safari park singular
safari parks plural

Morphology

safari + park

The meaning 'an area where visitors observe wild animals' is directly derivable from combining 'safari' (an overland wildlife- viewing journey) with 'park' (a recreational area) — essentially a park for safaris. This noun‑noun compound follows regular compositional patterns in English and similar formations exist in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.

Etymology

Safari park comes from the words safari, meaning a trip to see wild animals, and park, meaning a place where animals live. Because visitors drive through and watch animals roam free, the phrase now means a park where people can see wild animals from their cars.