safari

noun

Definition of safarinext
as in tour
an act of traveling to see or hunt animals especially in Africa He went on a safari in Africa last year.

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Recent Examples of safari This is a big difference between a tiger safari in India and an African safari where you’re guaranteed to see at least some wild game. — Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025 The couple dated for about four years before Teller popped the question while on a safari in South Africa. — Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025 Somebody recently told me that birding is basically a modern-day dinosaur safari, and that statement really rings true with greater and lesser sandhill cranes. — Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025 This increase extends well beyond the traditional safari. — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for safari
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  1. tour
  2. trip
  3. pilgrimage
Noun
  • Thomas’ favorite parts about leading tours are meeting different kinds of people and watching anyone with a negative or preconceived notion about certain parts of Chicago change their opinion over the course of a tour.
    — Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The tour included systems for climate control, filtration, lighting, life support and backup generators.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of tour
Noun
  • The basilica holds significance to Francis, who usually visits the church before and after trips abroad, as well as after hospital stays.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Sixty-eight percent of parents of millennials and Gen Zers say their kids are partaking in the scheduling of activities on the family trip.
    — Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of trip
Noun
  • Your literary pilgrimage kicks off in Bath, a city almost synonymous with Austen herself.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The butterflies’ arduous pilgrimage is one of the planet’s great animal migrations.
    — Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of pilgrimage

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