1
: the caravan and equipment of a hunting expedition especially in eastern Africa
also
: such a hunting expedition
2
: journey, expedition
an arctic safari
safari
intransitive verb
Examples of safari in a Sentence
He went on a safari in Africa last year.
a group of hunters on safari
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Friday night was The Green Heart Gala at Ron Bergeron’s Alligator Ron’s Saloon in Weston, where an auction for everything from a Kenyan safari to artwork to a python hunt with the Miccosukee tribe raised money for The Green Heart of the Everglades Project.
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
The couple met at a Grammys afterparty in 2013, before Teller proposed on an African safari in August 2017.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The husband of a New Jersey woman who was mauled to death by a charging hippopotamus during an African safari is suing a U.S.-based tour company for not keeping the couple safe.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A New Jersey man whose wife was mauled to death by a hippo on an African safari has sued the tour company that organized the trip.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
The couple met at a Grammys afterparty in 2013, before Teller proposed on an African safari in August 2017.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The husband of a New Jersey woman who was mauled to death by a charging hippopotamus during an African safari is suing a U.S.-based tour company for not keeping the couple safe.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A New Jersey man whose wife was mauled to death by a hippo on an African safari has sued the tour company that organized the trip.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for safari
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“Safari.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safari. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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safari
noun
sa·fa·ri
sə-ˈfär-ē 
-ˈfar-
: a hunting expedition especially in eastern Africa
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