Serengeti

American  

[ser-uhn-get-ee] / ˌsɛr ənˈgɛt i /

noun

1. a plain in NW Tanzania, including a major wildlife reserve Serengeti National Park.

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Example Sentences

During closing arguments in the Los Angeles case a week and a half ago, Mark Lanier, an attorney representing Kaley, compared the companies to a lion preying on a herd of gazelle on the Serengeti.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Another anti-cybercrime operation across Africa, called "Operation Serengeti 2.0" coordinated from Singapore, saw authorities arrest 1,209 cybercriminals who targeted nearly 88,000 victims.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

"The Great Barrier Reef and Ningaloo are sources of deep wonder, the equivalent of Antarctica or the Serengeti or the Amazon," says the Australian Marine Conservation Society's Paul Gamblin.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

They analysed DNA from gut epithelium cells from 18 adult female hyenas and 24 cubs with known social status from three clans in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

I want to be going away with Brian, like on a plane to the Serengeti to watch the blue wildebeests migrate.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson