noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/səˈfɑːɹ.i/
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rhymes with -ɑːɹi
CMU ARPABET:S AH0 F AA1 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
We're going on a safari in Kenya.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A caravan going on a safari.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Any trip for the purpose of discovering something new or acquiring prizes or trophies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To take part in a safari.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: campaign, hunting expedition
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expedition
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Arabic سَفَر (safar)bor. Swahili safaribor. English safari Borrowed from Swahili safari (“journey”), borrowed from Arabic سَفَر (safar).
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سَفَارِي
(safārī)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Armenian:
սաֆարի
(safari)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Belarusian:
сафа́ры
(safáry)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Bulgarian:
сафа́ри
(safári)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Catalan:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Chinese Mandarin:
狩獵遠征 /狩猎远征
(shòuliè yuǎnzhēng)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Chinese Mandarin:
攝影遠征 /摄影远征
(shèyǐng yuǎnzhēng)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Dutch:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Esperanto:
safario
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Finnish:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
French:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Georgian:
საფარი
(sapari)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
German:
Safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Greek:
σαφάρι
(safári)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Hebrew:
ספארי
(safári)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Hindi:
सफ़ारी
(safārī)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Hungarian:
szafari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Indonesian:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Interlingua:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Italian:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Japanese:
サファリ
(safari)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Korean:
사파리
(sapari)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Macedonian:
сафари
(safari)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Malay:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Malayalam:
സഫാരി
(saphāri)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Māori:
whakangaunga
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Marathi:
सफारी
(saphārī)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Norwegian Bokmål:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Persian:
سفاری
(safâri)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Persian:
سافاری
(sâfâri)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Polish:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Portuguese:
safári
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Punjabi:
ਸਫ਼ਾਰੀ
(safārī)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Russian:
сафа́ри
(safári)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Serbo-Croatian:
сафа̑ри
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Serbo-Croatian:
safȃri
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Spanish:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Swahili:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Swedish:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Thai:
ซาฟารี
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Turkish:
safari
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Ukrainian:
сафа́рі
(safári)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
Urdu:
سفاری
(safārī)
— a trip into any undeveloped area
