Safi

American

[saf-ee] / ˈsæf i /

Or Saffi

noun

a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.

Safi British

/ safi /

noun

a port in W Morocco, 170 km (105 miles) northwest of Marrakech, to which it is the nearest port. Pop: 470 000 (2003)

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Last December, flash floods killed 37 people in Safi, in Morocco's deadliest weather-related disaster in the past decade.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Cars and mounds of rubbish were seen sweeping through the main port city of Safi after torrential rain hit on Sunday.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

“This was a gathering of thanks and pride for the efforts by students in American universities,” said Baraa Safi, an English teacher interviewed by a local broadcaster on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

Safi runs a phone shop in the posh Shar-e-Naw neighborhood.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

They had already had some stiff fighting at Tel el Safi, the limestone hill which was the White Guard of the Crusaders.

From How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine by Massey, William Thomas

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