safari
/səˈfɑːɹ.i/
safari noun: a trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment.
Noun
safari (plural safaris)
- 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.
- 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...
- A caravan going on a safari.
- Any trip for the purpose of discovering something new or acquiring prizes or trophies.
- 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
- 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 safari2017, Serena, “Safari”
Verb
safari (third-person singular simple present safaris, present participle safariing, simple past and past participle safaried)
- To take part in a safari.
safari meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
safari in Hindi
- a trip into any undeveloped area
- सफ़ारी safārī
safari in Tamil
- சஃபாரி, சஃபரி
safari in Marathi
- a trip into any undeveloped area
- सफारी saphārī
safari in Urdu
- a trip into any undeveloped area
- سَفاری safārī
More languagesFewer languages
- safari in Bengali
- সাফারি śaphari
- safari in Telugu
- సఫారి, సఫారీ, సఫారి చేయడం
- safari in Malayalam
- സഫാരി saphāri
- safari in Kannada
- ಸ್ವೇಚ್ಛಾವಿಹಾರ, ವನವಿಹಾರ
- safari in Punjabi
- ਸਫ਼ਾਰੀ safārī
- safari in Gujarati
- સફારી, સફારિંગ
- safari in Odia
- ସଫାରି, ସଫାରୀ, ସଫାରି କରିବା
- safari in Nepali
- सफारी, सफारिङ
- safari in Arabic
- سَفَارِي safārī, سَفَرِيَّة safariyya
- safari in Malay
- safari
- safari in Indonesian
- safari
- safari in Thai
- ซาฟารี
Examples of safari in a sentence
- Many game reserves are located in Africa. Most are open to the public, and tourists commonly take sightseeing safaris.
- A lioness on the prowl made for a tense dung safari.
- Mainly it was designed to expose and shame these evil ‘human safari’ operators.
Forms of safari
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | safaris |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | safaris |
| present participle | safariing |
| past participle | safaried |
| past | safaried |
Origin of safari
Borrowed from Swahili safari (“journey”), borrowed from Arabic سَفَر (safar).
Words formed from safari
Phrases with safari
Words that rhyme with safari
Questions about safari
- What does safari mean?
- Safari means a trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment.
- What is safari in Hindi?
- Safari in Hindi is सफ़ारी (safārī). See Safari meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is safari?
- Safari can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce safari?
- Safari is pronounced /səˈfɑːɹ.i/.
- What is the plural of safari?
- The plural of safari is safaris.
Words near safari in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: safari (page history and authors); safari (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); safari (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); safari (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); safari (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); safari (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); safari (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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