savanna en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /səˈvɛnə/ (New-Zealand)
- səvănə (New-Zealand)
- /səˈvænə/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /səˈvɑnə/ (Canada, General-American, also)
- səvănə (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- səvänə (Canada, General-American, also)
Etymology
From Spanish sabana, from Taíno.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| savannas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| savannah | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
plain · prairie · veld · pampas · steppe
Deriveds
savanna wattle · savanna glider · savanna hawk · savannoid · savannization · savanna flower · savanna sparrow
Translations (48)
pt anhara (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · pt savana (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · vi xa-van (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · eo savano (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · ar سَبْسَب (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · no savanne (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · ko 사바나 (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · hi सवाना (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · hy սավաննա (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · ar سَافَانَا (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · ja サバナ (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · cs savana (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · hu szavanna (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · yo ọ̀dàn (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · he סוואנה (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · ca sabana (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · be сава́нна (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · ckb ساڤانا (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · it savana (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · iso ogẹ (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · cmn 薩瓦納 /萨瓦纳 (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · sl savana (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · el σαβάνα (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · fa گرمدشت (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · da savanne (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · ru сава́нна (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · af savanne (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · gl sabana (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · de Savanne (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · pt chana (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · ja サバンナ (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · cmn 稀樹草原 /稀树草原 (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · fa ساوانا (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · ar سَهْل العُشْبِي (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · sw savana (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · id sabana (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · bg савана (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · fi savanni (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · uk сава́на (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · id padang rumput (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · tl sabana (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · es sabana (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · nl savanne (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · fr savane (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · sh savàna (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · ka სავანა (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · pl sawanna (tropical grassland with scattered trees) · sv savann (tropical grassland with scattered trees)