safari

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/səˈfɑːɹ.i/

noun

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.”

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Meanings

nounsafari (plural safaris)

plural 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.

    1 more example

    After the eight-week internship at the hospital, Sophia and two of her friends booked a tour. This safari began on October, 23 2015, and the group planned multiple stops through Uganda’s national parks.

    2026 August 13, Nicholas Muhoro, “Dutch Medical Student Sophia Koetsier Vanished in Uganda in 2015. An Unknown Man’s DNA Was Later Found on Her Clothing”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2026
  2. A caravan going on a safari.
  3. broadlyAny trip for the purpose of discovering something new or acquiring prizes or trophies.

    Come on, boy, move that body/ 'Cause tonight I'm naughty, naughty/ Dance with me like it's my party/ We go wild, we're in safari

    2017, Serena, “Safari”
    1 more example

    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.

    1968, Ruth Stearns Egge, How to Make Something from Nothing
verbsafari (third-person singular simple present safaris, present participle safariing, simple past and past participle safaried)

present singular third person safaris · participle present safariing · participle past safaried · past safaried

  1. intransitiveTo take part in a safari.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicسَفَر (safar)
  2. Swahilisafari
  3. Englishsafari

Borrowed from Swahili safari (“journey”), borrowed from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

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Translations

Arabic سَفَارِي, سَفَرِيَّة
  • سَفَارِي (safārī)a trip into any undeveloped area
  • سَفَرِيَّة (safariyya)a trip into any undeveloped area
Bengali সাফারি
  • সাফারি (śaphari)a trip into any undeveloped area
Bulgarian сафа́ри
  • сафа́ри (safári)a trip into any undeveloped area
Catalan safari
  • safaria trip into any undeveloped area
Chinese Mandarin 狩獵遠征 /狩猎远征, 攝影遠征 /摄影远征
  • 狩獵遠征 /狩猎远征 (shòuliè yuǎnzhēng)a trip into any undeveloped area
  • 攝影遠征 /摄影远征 (shèyǐng yuǎnzhēng)a trip into any undeveloped area
Dutch safari
  • safaria trip into any undeveloped area
Esperanto safario
  • safarioa trip into any undeveloped area
Finnish safari
  • safaria trip into any undeveloped area
French safari
  • safaria trip into any undeveloped area
German Safari
  • Safaria trip into any undeveloped area
Greek σαφάρι
  • σαφάρι (safári)a trip into any undeveloped area
Hebrew ספארי
  • ספארי (safári)a trip into any undeveloped area
Hindi सफ़ारी
  • सफ़ारी (safārī)a trip into any undeveloped area
Hungarian szafari
  • szafaria trip into any undeveloped area
Indonesian safari
  • safaria trip into any undeveloped area
Italian safari
  • safaria trip into any undeveloped area
Japanese サファリ
  • サファリ (safari)a trip into any undeveloped area
Korean 사파리
  • 사파리 (sapari)a trip into any undeveloped area
Malay safari
  • safaria trip into any undeveloped area
Māori whakangaunga
  • whakangaungaa trip into any undeveloped area
Norwegian Bokmål safari
  • safaria trip into any undeveloped area
Polish safari
  • safaria trip into any undeveloped area
Portuguese safári
  • safária trip into any undeveloped area
Punjabi ਸਫ਼ਾਰੀ
  • ਸਫ਼ਾਰੀ (safārī)a trip into any undeveloped area
Russian сафа́ри
  • сафа́ри (safári)a trip into any undeveloped area
Spanish safari
  • safaria trip into any undeveloped area
Swahili safari
  • safaria trip into any undeveloped area
Swedish safari
  • safaria trip into any undeveloped area
Thai ซาฟารี
  • ซาฟารี (saa-faa-rii)a trip into any undeveloped area
Turkish safari
  • safaria trip into any undeveloped area
Ukrainian сафа́рі
  • сафа́рі (safári)a trip into any undeveloped area
Urdu سَفاری
  • سَفاری (safārī)a trip into any undeveloped area
Welsh saffari
  • saffaria trip into any undeveloped area

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

safari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safari

MLA

“safari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safari. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “safari,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safari.

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