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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Explanation

An ecosystem made up of a mix of grassland and wooded areas is called a savannah. The African savannah is home to elephants, zebras, lions, and many other animals. A savannah is different from a forest because the widely spaced trees allow plenty of sunlight to filter through, resulting in dense grasses. Most savannahs are located in tropical areas, but even North America has its share — and before the 19th century, areas of land kept clear by controlled fires were also described as savannahs. Although the word means "treeless plain" in Spanish, a true savannah does have trees as well as grasses.

Example Sentences

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Savannah

A former college player, Cole launched the Bananas in 2016 as a replacement for the minor league Savannah Sand Gnats, who had fled the decaying Grayson Stadium for South Carolina.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

I meet a superfan from Alabama named Erin Seitzinger, who tells me she’s traveled to see games in Tallahassee, New Orleans, Montgomery, Atlanta, Nashville, St. Louis, Chicago and now Savannah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Olson, a Savannah Bananas infielder, confirmed to the outlet that he and Rodriguez are “truly friends.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

They considered locations across Europe, before deciding on Scotland after Savannah saw photographs of a castle wedding online.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The dino listened to me, Magdalys thought as Varney stomped along downtown toward the neighborhood everyone called the Raptor Claw, where the Zanzibar Savannah Theater was.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

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