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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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"You wouldn't walk into the Serengeti and try and put your hand on the face of a lion."

From BBC Aug. 15, 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

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.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 20, 2025

He hired her as a secretary and soon had her helping him and his wife, Mary, dig for fossils at Olduvai Gorge, a famous site in the Serengeti Plains in what is now northern Tanzania.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2025

They already knew a great deal about the prehistoric creatures that roamed the Serengeti in bygone years.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

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