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savanna

or sa·van·nah

[ suh-van-uh ]

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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.

savanna

/ səˈvænə /

open grasslands, usually with scattered bushes or trees, characteristic of much of tropical Africa

savanna

/ 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.

savanna

Origin of savanna¹

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

Origin of savanna¹

C16: from Spanish zavana, from Taino zabana

The Savanna-La-Mar Hurricane then moved onto Cuba, killing more than 1,000, in total.

In the morning, fueled by fresh fruit and anticipation, we thundered off to Savanna-La-Mar.

After some perseverance in watching from the spot they had selected, they saw, one evening, camp fires far out on the savanna.

Beyond it stretched a savanna, where our pilot told us we should find abundance of small birds.

It was my first savanna sparrow's nest, whether eastern or western.

The jabiru, the largest bird in Guiana, feeds in the marshy savanna through which you have just passed.

From hence you proceed, in a south-west direction, through a long swampy savanna.

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