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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-van-uh]
- /səˈvæn ə/
- /səˈvæn.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [suh-van-uh]
- /səˈvæn ə/
Definitions of savannah word
- noun savannah 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 savannah grassland region with scattered trees, grading into either open plain or woodland, usually in subtropical or tropical regions. 1
- noun savannah grassy plain 1
- variable noun savannah A savannah is a large area of flat, grassy land, usually in Africa. 0
- noun savannah 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) 0
- noun savannah 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) 0
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Origin of savannah
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; earlier zavana < Spanish (now sabana) < Taino zabana
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Savannah
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
savannah popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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".
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