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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
2: a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic [syn: Savannah, Savannah River]
3: a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions [syn: savanna, savannah]

Merriam Webster's

geographical name 1. river 314 miles (505 kilometers) E Georgia flowing SE to the Atlantic & forming Georgia-South Carolina boundary 2. city & port E Georgia at mouth of Savannah River population 131,510

Merriam Webster's

noun see savanna

Britannica Concise

City (pop., 1996 est.: 136,000), SE Georgia. Located at the mouth of the Savannah River, it is the oldest city in Georgia and its principal seaport. It was established in 1733 by J. Oglethorpe and was the birthplace of the Georgia colony, the colonial government seat, and capital of the state until 1786. A major Confederate supply port during the Amer. Civil War, the city was the objective of Union Gen. W. T. Sherman's march to the sea in 1864. Noted for its beautiful historic buildings built around a system of small parks, it is a leading tourist center. It is the site of several institutions of higher learning.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also savanna) a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few or no trees. Etymology: Sp. zavana perh. of Carib orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also savanna(savannahs) A savannah is a large area of flat, grassy land, usually in Africa. N-VAR