safari
noun/səˈfɑːri/
/səˈfɑːri/
[uncountable, countable]- a trip to see or hunt wild animals, especially in east or southern Africa
- on safari to be/go on safari
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- (East African English) a journey; a period of time spent travelling or when you are not at home or work
- I just got back from a month-long safari.
- on safari It arrived while I was on safari.
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Kiswahili, from Arabic safara ‘to travel’.
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See safari in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary- commute
- departure
- destination
- excursion
- expedition
- itinerary
- journey
- pilgrimage
- safari
- travel
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