savannah or savanna

savannah or savanna
sa|van|nah or sa|van|na [ sə`vænə ] noun count or uncount
a large flat area of land covered with grass in a warm part of the world

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  • savanna — savannah UK [səˈvænə] / US or savanna UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms savannah : singular savannah plural savannahs Word forms savanna : singular savanna plural savannas a large flat area of land covered with grass in a warm part… …   English dictionary

  • savannah — UK [səˈvænə] / US or savanna UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms savannah : singular savannah plural savannahs Word forms savanna : singular savanna plural savannas a large flat area of land covered with grass in a warm part of the… …   English dictionary

  • savannah — Savanna Sa*van na, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp. sabana, F. savane.] A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, as grass or reeds, but destitute of trees. [Spelt also {savannah} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Savanna — Sa*van na, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp. sabana, F. savane.] A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, as grass or reeds, but destitute of trees. [Spelt also {savannah}.] [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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