savanna

or sa·van·nah

[ suh-van-uh ]

/ səˈvæn ə /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR savanna ON THESAURUS.COM

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

First recorded in 1545–55; earlier zavana, from Spanish (now sabana ), from Taíno zabana

Words nearby savanna

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

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Example sentences from the Web for savanna

It signifies a savanna or meadow and was applied to two (or more) former Cherokee settlements.
Myths of the Cherokee|James Mooney
A garden in front was shut off from the savanna by a fence of bananas.
With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2|Various
A small village on the Ro Papaloapan in northern Oaxaca; low evergreen forest and savanna .
A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico|William E. Duellman
I awoke, as you will remember, in the center of the savanna.
The Revolutions of Time|Jonathan Dunn

But nothing could at first rouse Adeline, not even Savanna's loud and extravagant grief.
Adeline Mowbray|Amelia Alderson Opie

British Dictionary definitions for savanna

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

Cultural definitions for savanna

savanna

A tropical land mass of grassland and scattered trees.

Scientific definitions for savanna

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.

单词	savanna
释义	savanna or sa·van·nah [ suh-van-uh ] / səˈvæn ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR savanna ON THESAURUS.COM 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 First recorded in 1545–55; earlier zavana, from Spanish (now sabana ), from Taíno zabana Words nearby savanna Savage Island, savagery, Savage's Station, savagism, Savaii, savanna, Savannah, Savannah sparrow, Savannakhet, savanna monkey, savant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for savanna It signifies a savanna or meadow and was applied to two (or more) former Cherokee settlements. Myths of the Cherokee\|James Mooney A garden in front was shut off from the savanna by a fence of bananas. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2\|Various A small village on the Ro Papaloapan in northern Oaxaca; low evergreen forest and savanna . A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico\|William E. Duellman I awoke, as you will remember, in the center of the savanna. The Revolutions of Time\|Jonathan Dunn But nothing could at first rouse Adeline, not even Savanna's loud and extravagant grief. Adeline Mowbray\|Amelia Alderson Opie British Dictionary definitions for savanna 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 Words related to savanna grassland, plain, savannah Cultural definitions for savanna savanna A tropical land mass of grassland and scattered trees. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for savanna 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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savanna

or sa·van·nah

noun

Origin of savanna

Words nearby savanna

Example sentences from the Web for savanna

British Dictionary definitions for savanna

savannah

noun

Word Origin for savanna

Words related to savanna

Cultural definitions for savanna

Scientific definitions for savanna