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
WordfinderTopics Holidaysb1- chase
- falconry
- game
- hunt
- open season
- pack
- poach
- prey
- safari
- trail
- (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’.
Wordfinder
- commute
- departure
- destination
- excursion
- expedition
- itinerary
- journey
- pilgrimage
- safari
- travel