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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions;
[syn: savanna, savannah]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

savanna n 1: a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions [syn: savanna, savannah]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

71 Moby Thesaurus words for "savanna": 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
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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 ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Savanna, OK Savanna
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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. Headwords: Savanna, IL Savanna