safari

noun/səˈfɑri/

Frequency rank: #6,612 most common English word

Meaning

an overland trip, typically in Africa, to observe or hunt wild animals in their natural habitat.

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Example sentence

We booked safari through Kenya to see lions and elephants in the wild.

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