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safari
- /səˈfɑːɹ.i/
Rhymes with -ɑːɹi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Swahili safari (“journey”), borrowed from Arabic سَفَر (safar).
noun safaris
- A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment. We're going on a safari in Kenya.
- A caravan going on a safari.
- Any trip for the purpose of discovering something new or acquiring prizes or trophies. An ardent junker herself, Mrs. Egge tells how to conduct a fascinating junk safari into the attic or antique and secondhand shops and what to do with the trophies you bring home.
verb safaris · safariing · safaried
- To take part in a safari.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: campaign, hunting expedition, hunting, safari zoo, zoofari, game park, wild, game reserve, beast, wildlife park, camera trap, game camera, wild animal, wildlife, wild life, visitation
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noun a trip into any undeveloped area
| Español | safari |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사파리 sapari |
| 日本語 | サファリ safari |
| 中文 | 狩獵遠征 /狩猎远征 shòuliè yuǎnzhēng, 攝影遠征 /摄影远征 shèyǐng yuǎnzhēng |
| हिन्दी | सफ़ारी safārī |
| Kiswahili | safari |
| Português | safári |
| Français | safari |
| Deutsch | Safari |
| Italiano | safari |
| Ελληνικά | σαφάρι safári |
| Русский | сафа́ри safári |
| العربية | سَفَارِي safārī, سَفَرِيَّة safariyya |
| עברית | ספארי safári |
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