Savannah

[ suh-van-uh ]

/ səˈvæn ə /

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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.

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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Examples from the Web for savannah

Check out a clip from this exclusive interview with SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace at the 2014 Savannah Film Festival.
Who Is Joe Manganiello? Sofia Vergara’s Fiancé on the Value of Hard Work|The Daily Beast Video|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“He was talking about getting rid of Savannah two weeks off her maternity leave,” says the NBC News type.
Behind the ‘Today’ Show’s Latest Meltdown|Lloyd Grove|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Savannah, Georgia, a yard bull busted him “for being a suspicious character with no visible means of support.”
The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum|Robert Ward|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few years after his first guitar-shop venture, he migrated to just outside Savannah, and launched Randy Wood Guitars.
Randy Wood, Guitar Maker to the King and Cash|Nina Strochlic|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At 9am, Matt and Savannah disappeared, just as they do every morning back on Rockefeller Plaza.
The Good, the Bad, and the Pink Eye|Brett Singer|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At last I could try no more; they were all dead like mother; I had chased the false water on the savannah.
Green Mansions|W. H. Hudson
I am just back from Savannah after an absence of twenty days, and return thither to commence operations in November next.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2)|Hazard Stevens
There were rumors among us that Buell had arrived at Savannah; but no one seemed to feel certain that it was so.
Recollections with the Third Iowa Regiment|Seymour D. (Seymour Dwight) Thompson
In what capacity were you acting just prior to the time you embarked on board the Savannah?
Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York|A. F. Warburton
In 1819, the Savannah was the first steamboat to cross the Atlantic ocean.
The Hand of Providence|J. H. Ward

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.

Culture definitions for savannah

savanna

A tropical land mass of grassland and scattered trees.