Savanna

Definition: Savanna

Savanna

Noun

1. A flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions.

"Savanna" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a savannah".

Date "savanna" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1719. (references)

Etymology: Savanna \Sa*van"na\, noun. [Of American Indian origin; compage to the Spanish expression sabana, French savane.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Food & Agriculture	Shrubby vegetation and stands of tree species that do not produce commercial timber. Source: European Union. (references)
Science	One of the Earth's biomes characterized by an extensive cover of grasses with scattered trees. The savanna biome is a transitional biome between those dominated by forests and those dominated by grasses and is associated with climates having seasonal precipitation accompanied with a seasonal drought. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonym: Savanna

Synonym: savannah (n). (additional references)

Synonyms by domain: brushwood (food & agriculture, geography).

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Plain	Noun: plain, table-land, face of the country; open country, champaign country; basin, downs, waste, weary waste, desert, wild, steppe, pampas, savanna, prairie, heath, common, wold, veldt; moor, moorland; bush; plateau. (level); campagna; alkali flat, llano; mesa, mesilla, playa; shaking prairie, trembling prairie; vega.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Savanna

English words defined with "savanna": Savanna flower, Savanna sparrow. (references)

Specialty definitions using "savanna": 61074 ♦ derived savanna, derived savannah ♦ grass savanna, grass savannah ♦ savanna forest, savanna woodland, shrub savanna, shrub savannah ♦ tree savanna, tree savannah. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	African Savanna (reference) Biodiversity and Savanna Ecosystem Processes: A Global Perspective (Ecological Studies, Vol 121) (reference) Here Is the African Savanna (reference) Payne's Prairie: A History of the Great Savanna (reference) The Bargain Sector: Economic Restructuring and the Non-Farm Sector in the Nigerian Savanna (African Studies from the Netherlands) (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Savanna (reference) Uganda & Other African Nations: Feasts of the Savanna (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		The Savanna covers about 8,000,000 hectares, of which around 1,500,000 hectares are non-irrigated grain cultures (operating only during the rainy season, i.e., from October to March). (references)
		This fact is mostly due to the increase of irrigated coffee plantations in the Savanna area. To alleviate this problem, the Brazilian Government is conducting a study on new customs laws to facilitate the imports of irrigation equipment. (references)
		An example of this is the coffee plantations located in the southern region which represent an average output of 18 bags/hectare, while the irrigated coffee plantations in the Savanna have been achieving about 60 bags/hectare of high quality coffee. (references)
Economic History	Botswana	Terrain: Desert and savanna. (references)
	Togo	Togo's climate varies from tropical to savanna. (references)
	Ghana	Terrain: Plains and scrubland, rainforest, savanna. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Savanna" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 90.24% of the time. "Savanna" is used about 41 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	90.24%	37	56,631
Noun (proper)	9.76%	4	175,879
Total	100.00%	41	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "savanna" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Savanna	First name Female	2,000	2,672
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"Savanna" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a savannah".

The following table summarizes names related to "Savanna."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Savanna	Female	English	Savannah
Savannah	Female	English	N/A
Zavanna	Female	English	Savannah
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

1. Savanna, IL (city, FIPS 67821)
Location: 42.09005 N, 90.13992 W
Population (1990): 3819 (1807 housing units)
Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 61074
Country: USA

2. Savanna, OK (town, FIPS 65600)
Location: 34.82942 N, 95.83836 W
Population (1990): 869 (388 housing units)
Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

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Expressions: Savanna

Expressions using "savanna": derived savanna ♦ grass savanna ♦ Passerculus savanna ♦ savanna flower ♦ savanna forest ♦ savanna sparrow ♦ savanna wattle ♦ savanna woodland ♦ shrub savanna ♦ tree savanna. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "savanna": savanna-like.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Savanna

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
savanna samson	830
savanna	403
savanna illinois	108
sampson savanna	83
savanna georgia	63
savanna ga	62
pic samson savanna	56
african savanna	45
savanna staxx	39
picture samson savanna	30
savanna monitor	22
porn savanna	21
biome savanna	20
savanna high school	20
picture savanna	20
savanna vivid	17
savanna tropical	14
gallery samson savanna	13
free samson savanna	13
animal savanna	12
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Savanna

Language		Translations for "savanna"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		savanë. (various references)

Arabic		‏منطقة السافانا, ‏سافانا, ‏السفناء سهل لا شجر فيه. (various references)

Bulgarian		савана (savannah), прерия (prairie, savannah). (various references)

Chinese		大草原 (Prairie, Savannah). (various references)

Czech		savana. (various references)

Danish		savanne (brush, brushwood, savanna forest, savanna woodland, savannah forest, savannah woodland, tree savanna, tree savannah). (various references)

Dutch		savanne (brush, brushwood). (various references)

Finnish		savanni (brush, brushwood), tiheikkö (brake, brush, brushwood, covert, thicket), pensaikko (brush, brushwood, bush, scrub, scrubland, shrubbery, thicket). (various references)

French		savane (savannah). (various references)

German		Savanne (brush, brushwood, savannah). (various references)

Greek		σαβάνα (brush, brushwood). (various references)

Hungarian		szavanna (prairie, savannah). (various references)

Italian		savana (brush, brushwood, savannah). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		サハラ� �� (sabbatical leave, safari, safari jacket, safari look, safari park, safari rally, Sahara desert, sahel, sapience, sapphire, Saturday, savarin, suffix, supper, supper club, survival, survival foods, survival manual, survival wear). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		サバナ , サバンナ (sahel). (various references)

Korean		대초원 (Prairie, Savannah). (various references)

Maya		chakan. (various references)

Pig Latin		avannasay

Portuguese		savana (brush, brushwood, prairie, savannah, veld). (various references)

Romanian		savanã. (various references)

Russian		саванна (savannah, savannahs, savannas). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		savana. (various references)

Shona		sango. (various references)

Spanish		sabana (bed sheet, brush, brushwood, linen, savannah, sheet, veld). (various references)

Swedish		savann (brush, brushwood, savannah). (various references)

Thai		ทุ่งหญ้าสะวันนา (savannah). (various references)

Turkish		savana (savannah), savan (savannah), geniş çayır (savannah), büyük ova (savannah). (various references)

Ukranian		савана (savannah). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Savanna

Derivations
	Words beginning with "savanna": savannah, savannahs, savannas. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Savanna" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Avagnina, avana, Cavanna, javana, saana, Sabahni, sabanna, Samangan, Samawna, Sanandaj, Saranda, Saranne, sauana, savan, savane, Savanin, savannia, Saviano, savini, savino, Savioni, Savona, Scapania, Sekanina, Sibanda, Snazana, Travanca. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Savanna"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "savanna" (pronounced suva"nu)
6	s u v a" n u	savannah.
3	-a" n u	Anna, arcana, banana, bandana, cabana, dulciana, grana, Kana, Lantana, manna, nana, piano.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Savanna

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-n-n-s-v"
	-2 letters: annas, asana, naans, nanas.
	-3 letters: anas, anna, ansa, naan, nana, nans, vans, vasa.
	-4 letters: aas, ana, ava, nan, van, vas.
	-5 letters: aa, an, as, na.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-a-n-n-s-v"
	+1 letter: savannah, savannas.
	+2 letters: savannahs.
	+4 letters: caravanners.
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