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Webster 1913 Edition
Savanna
Sa-van′na
,Noun.
[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
.] Savannahs
are clear pieces of land without woods. Dampier.
Savanna flower
(Bot.)
, a West Indian name for several climbing apocyneous plants of the genus
– Echites
. Savanna sparrow
(Zool.)
, an American sparrow (
– Ammodramus sandwichensis
or Passerculus savanna
) of which several varieties are found on grassy plains from Alaska to the Eastern United States. Savanna wattle
(Bot.)
, a name of two West Indian trees of the genus
Citharexylum
.Webster 1828 Edition
Savanna
SAVAN'NA
,Noun.
An extensive open plain or meadow, or a plain destitute of trees.
Definition 2024
Savanna
savanna
savanna
See also: Savanna
English
A lion in the savanna.
Alternative forms
Noun
savanna (plural savannas)
Derived terms
Translations
tropical grassland with scattered trees
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Crimean Tatar
Noun
savanna
- savanna
Declension
Declension of savanna
| nominative | savanna |
|---|---|
| genitive | savannanıñ |
| dative | savannağa |
| accusative | savannanı |
| locative | savannada |
| ablative | savannadan |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8
Latvian
Noun
savanna f (4th declension)
Declension
Declension of savanna (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | savanna | savannas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | savannu | savannas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | savannas | savannu |
| dative (datīvs) | savannai | savannām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | savannu | savannām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | savannā | savannās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | savanna | savannas |