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.

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Words nearby Savannah

savagery, Savage's Station, savagism, Savaii, savanna, Savannah, Savannah sparrow, Savannakhet, savanna monkey, savant, savarin

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How to use Savannah in a sentence

It’s also a shock for Savannah, to whom Eliot leaves half the company.
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Initiatives like the “Cultivation Corridor” in Des Moines and financial incentive programs from Tulsa and Topeka to Tucson and Savannah are creating new competition for talent.
How to Find Tomorrow’s Silicon Valleys|Sean Culligan|May 26, 2021|Ozy
Warnock is one of 12 children, who grew up in a Savannah housing project.
'Another Milestone in the Long, Long Road.' Rev. Raphael Warnock's Georgia Senate Victory Made History in Multiple Ways|Olivia B. Waxman|January 7, 2021|Time
The day before, Vice President Pence will rally with the senators in Savannah.
The Trailer: How one GOP winner rolled Democrats in the Midwest|David Weigel|December 3, 2020|Washington Post

Shan, now 48, spent a decade working nearly 80-hour weeks in a Savannah sandwich shop.
'How Am I Going To Make It?' Months of Eviction Uncertainty Are Taking a Toll on Millions of Families|Alejandro de la Garza|September 21, 2020|Time
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
They discovered that Chibok had grown by some rock outcroppings at the edge of a broad savannah.
We Built a School in Boko Haram’s Heartland|Michael Daly|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Poor Jake grew thin during the few days they spent in Savannah, and he knew he was nearing the end.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
He took an active part in the settlement of Georgia, and founded the town of Savannah.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
It was necessary to send to Savannah, the port for which Commander Bulloch intended to strike, a set of signals in advance.
The Supplies for the Confederate Army|Caleb Huse
Savannah, Georgia, evacuated by the British, and taken possession of by general Wayne.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The whole of it may be said to lie within the savannah or park-like division of the continent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Savannah

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)

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