savanna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.

name

A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, variant of Savannah.
A city in Carroll County, Illinois, United States, across the Mississippi from Iowa.

səvănə /səˈvænə/ /səˈvɛnə/ səvänə /səˈvɑnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-savanna.wav

savanna savannas savannah

From Spanish sabana, from Taíno.

Savannah

savanna flower savanna glider savanna hawk savanna sparrow savanna wattle savannization savannoid

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