Savannah

American  

[suh-van-uh] / səˈvæn ə /

noun

1. a seaport in E Georgia, near the mouth of the Savannah River.

2. a river flowing SE from E Georgia along most of the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina and into the Atlantic. 314 miles (505 km) long.

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Savannah British  

/ səˈvænə /

noun

1. a port in the US, in E Georgia, near the mouth of the Savannah River: port of departure of the Savannah for Liverpool (1819), the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. Pop: 127 573 (2003 est)

2. a river in the southeastern US, formed by the confluence of the Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers in NW South Carolina: flows southeast to the Atlantic. Length: 505 km (314 miles)

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Example Sentences

A spokesperson for the Today show announced on Thursday that Savannah Guthrie will soon return to her post leading the morning news programme as the search for her missing mother continues.

From BBC

Savannah Guthrie made her way back to NBC’s studios in New York on Thursday after more than a month off-air, but not in her usual capacity.

From Los Angeles Times

Savannah Guthrie, a host of NBC's Today programme, has visited the network's office in New York as she makes plans to return to the airwaves while the search for her missing mother continues.

From BBC

Thousands of additional tips have poured into the Pima County Sheriff’s Department since last week, when Savannah Guthrie announced a $1-million reward for information that leads to the return of her mother.

From Los Angeles Times

“And Julia and Ellen and Savannah Grace. She just quit all of us because she was mad at me. How is that fair to you?”

From Literature