'Savanna' definitions:
Definition of 'savanna'
(from WordNet)
noun
A flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions [syn: savanna, savannah]
Definition of 'Savanna'
From: GCIDE
- 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 Webster]
- Savannahs are clear pieces of land without woods. --Dampier. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'savanna'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alkali flat,
- alluvial plain,
- basin,
- bottomland,
- bushveld,
- campo,
- champaign,
- champaign country,
- coastal plain,
- delta,
- desert,
- down,
- downs,
- fell,
- flat,
- flat country,
- flatland,
- flats,
- grass,
- grass veld,
- grassland,
- grazing,
- haugh,
- haughland,
- heath,
- lande,
- lea,
- level,
- llano,
- lowland,
- lowlands,
- lunar mare,
- mare,
- mead,
- meadow,
- meadow land,
- mesa,
- mesilla,
- moor,
- moorland,
- open country,
- pampa,
- pampas,
- park,
- pasturage,
- pasture,
- pasture land,
- peneplain,
- plain,
- plains,
- plateau,
- playa,
- prairie,
- range,
- salt flat,
- salt marsh,
- salt pan,
- sebkha,
- steppe,
- steppeland,
- swale,
- table,
- tableland,
- tree veld,
- tundra,
- upland,
- vega,
- veld,
- weald,
- wide-open spaces,
- wold
Savanna, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Savanna, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000) :
730
Housing Units (2000) :
354
Land area (2000) :
1.400910 sq. miles (3.628340 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.009146 sq. miles (0.023688 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.410056 sq. miles (3.652028 sq. km)
FIPS code :
65600
Located within :
Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location :
34.833229 N, 95.838768 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Savanna, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Savanna, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
Population (2000) :
3542
Housing Units (2000) :
1790
Land area (2000) :
2.608884 sq. miles (6.756979 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.093646 sq. miles (0.242541 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.702530 sq. miles (6.999520 sq. km)
FIPS code :
67821
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
42.090069 N, 90.140050 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
61074
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.