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Safari vs Tour - What's the difference?

safari | tour |

In intransitive terms the difference between safari and tour

is that safari is to take part in a safari while tour is to make a journey; as, to tour throughout a country.

As a proper noun Tour is

the Tour de France.

safari

English

(wikipedia safari)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or hunt wild animals in their own environment.
  • A caravan going on a safari.

    • Related terms

    * safari jacket * safari park * safari suit * Safari

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To take part in a safari.
    • ----

    tour

    English

    (wikipedia tour)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) tour, tourn, from the verb torner, tourner.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
  • A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.
  • A journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts.
  • A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played.
  • (military) A tour of duty.
  • (obsolete) A going round; a circuit.
  • * Milton
    • The bird of Jove stooped from his airy tour .
  • (obsolete) A turn; a revolution.
    • the tours of the heavenly bodies
    (Blackmore)
    Derived terms
    * (l) *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a journey; as, to tour throughout a country.
  • To make a circuit of a place

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) tor, (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) A tower.

    • Etymology 3

    See toot.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To toot a horn.

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