Savannah

[suh-van-uh]

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.

Savannah

/ 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)

Example Sentences

How many more workers will be required at the company’s plants in Savannah, Ga., and Takasago, Japan, hasn’t been decided.

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In Savannah, Ga., members drink a revolving menu of specialty cocktails by the pool at Club Bardo.

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The ultramodern Metaplant complex outside Savannah targeted by the immigration raid is central to those hopes.

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“Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, an obsessive player of the game herself, serves as the emcee in the TV version.

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She travels to Savannah’s Bonaventure graveyard, abutting the Wilmington River, “where shrimp boats float, a mostly silent river that is only audible when a breeze shakes the trees and you hear the water whisper.”

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