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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

  1. 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.
  2. A caravan going on a safari.
  3. broadly 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

  1. intransitive 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

Españolsafari
한국어사파리 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
हिन्दीसफ़ारी safārī
Kiswahilisafari
Portuguêssafári
Françaissafari
DeutschSafari
Italianosafari
Ελληνικάσαφάρι safári
Русскийсафа́ри safári
العربيةسَفَارِي safārī, سَفَرِيَّة safariyya
עבריתספארי safári

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@misc{safari_2026,
  title = {safari},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/safari},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}