safari

[suh-fahr-ee]

noun

plural

safaris 

1. a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.

2. the hunters, guides, vehicles, equipment, etc., forming such an expedition.

3. any long or adventurous journey or expedition.

verb (used without object)

safaried, safariing 

1. to go on a safari.

safari

/ səˈfɑːrɪ /

noun

1. an overland journey or hunting expedition, esp in Africa

2. any recreational journey or expedition

3. the people, animals, etc, that go on the expedition

Word History and Origins

Origin of safari¹

1885–90; < Swahili < Arabic safar journey

Word History and Origins

Origin of safari¹

C19: from Swahili: journey, from Arabic safarīya, from safara to travel

Example Sentences

NAROK, Kenya—Leaders of the Maasai ethnic group are seeking a court order to demolish a new Ritz-Carlton luxury safari camp they say blocks a key route of the famous Serengeti migration.

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He wore khaki trousers tucked into tall leather boots, a safari jacket, and a pith helmet.

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Italian investigators last week reportedly opened a probe into decades-old allegations that foreigners paid to shoot civilians on a "sniper safari" during Sarajevo's siege in the 1990s.

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The Bosnian officer apparently revealed that his Bosnian colleagues found out about the so-called safaris in late 1993 and then passed on the information to Italy's Sismi military intelligence in early 1994.

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Hajime Nakae, professor of emergency and critical medicine at the Akita University Hospital, said the frequent bear sightings made him feel like he was "living inside... a safari park for bears".

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