American English pronunciation
How to pronounce savanna
IPA transcription: [sə'vænə]
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Noun
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a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
Usage examples
- After flowing out of Lake Hartwell, it is called the Savannah River.
- He majored in art at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
- The regiment saw action at the Siege of Savannah and the Siege of Charleston.
- Most of this savanna land has been incorporated into the airport.
- It is part of the Savannah, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- Mazda only used the Savanna nameplate in Japan.
- Beaulieu began in the nineteenth century as a summer resort for well-heeled Savannahians.
- The southern savanna plain extends from the edge of the Adamaoua to Lake Chad.
- As soon as the first light of dawn appeared, "Savannah" launched two scout planes.
- Its typical habitat is bare or scantily-vegetated, rocky plains, dry grassland and dry savannah.