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- [suh-van-uh]
- /səˈvæn ə/
- /səˈvæn.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-van-uh]
- /səˈvæn ə/
Definitions of savanna word
- noun savanna 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. 1
- noun savanna grassland region with scattered trees, grading into either open plain or woodland, usually in subtropical or tropical regions. 1
- noun savanna open grasslands, usually with scattered bushes or trees, characteristic of much of tropical Africa 0
- noun savanna a treeless plain or a grassland characterized by scattered trees, esp. in tropical or subtropical regions having seasonal rains 0
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Origin of savanna
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; earlier zavana < Spanish (now sabana) < Taino zabana
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Parts of speech for Savanna
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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savanna popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
savanna usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for savanna
noun savanna
- campo — level or undulating savanna country, esp in the uplands of Brazil
- campos — a city in E Brazil, in E Rio de Janeiro state on the Paraíba River. Pop: 388 000 (2005 est)
- grassland — an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates.
- llano — an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
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