Savannah
[ suh-van-uh ]
/ səˈvæn ə /
noun
a seaport in E Georgia, near the mouth of the Savannah River.
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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Definition for savannah (2 of 2)
savanna
or sa·van·nah
[ suh-van-uh ]
/ səˈvæn ə /
noun
a plain characterized by coarse grasses and scattered tree growth, especially on the margins of the tropics where the rainfall is seasonal, as in eastern Africa.
grassland region with scattered trees, grading into either open plain or woodland, usually in subtropical or tropical regions.
Origin of savanna
1545–55; earlier zavana < Spanish (now sabana) < Taino zabana
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British Dictionary definitions for savannah (1 of 2)
Savannah
/ (səˈvænə) /
noun
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)
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)
British Dictionary definitions for savannah (2 of 2)
savanna
savannah
/ (səˈvænə) /
noun
open grasslands, usually with scattered bushes or trees, characteristic of much of tropical Africa
Word Origin for savanna
C16: from Spanish zavana, from Taino zabana
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Science definitions for savannah
savanna
savannah (sə-văn′ə)
A flat, grass-covered area of tropical or subtropical regions, nearly treeless in some places but generally having a mix of widely spaced trees and bushes. Savannas have distinct wet and dry seasons, with the mix of vegetation dependent primarily on the relative length of the two seasons.
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Culture definitions for savannah
savanna
A tropical land mass of grassland and scattered trees.
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