variants
or less commonly savannah
1
: a treeless plain especially in Florida
2
a
: a tropical or subtropical grassland (as of eastern Africa or northern South America) containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
b
: a temperate grassland with scattered trees (such as oaks)
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lions roaming the savanna
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Making debuts on the park’s savanna are Corra, a baby elephant; Elijah, an okapi; and three lions named Mshango, Zahara and Neema.
• At Epcot, a manatee named Lou and three male dolphins were relocated from The Seas With Nemo & Friends attraction.
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Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Ballooning in the Maasai Mara Kenya’s most popular safari destination, the Maasai Mara National Reserve, comprises nearly 600 square miles of wide-open savanna — an ocean of gold grassland where thousands of animals forage, hunt, play, and rest.
—Liz Wheeler, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2024
Today, the Amazon rainforest is on the brink of a transformation into degraded savanna, which would dramatically accelerate the decline of wildlife and the destabilization of our climate globally.
—Rebecca Shaw, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
For spring 2025, creative director Carlotta Oddi recreated a high-definition image of a savanna, replete with lions, giraffes, elephants and zebras, which was crafted from yarns such as silk and cashmere.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Ballooning in the Maasai Mara Kenya’s most popular safari destination, the Maasai Mara National Reserve, comprises nearly 600 square miles of wide-open savanna — an ocean of gold grassland where thousands of animals forage, hunt, play, and rest.
—Liz Wheeler, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2024
Today, the Amazon rainforest is on the brink of a transformation into degraded savanna, which would dramatically accelerate the decline of wildlife and the destabilization of our climate globally.
—Rebecca Shaw, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
For spring 2025, creative director Carlotta Oddi recreated a high-definition image of a savanna, replete with lions, giraffes, elephants and zebras, which was crafted from yarns such as silk and cashmere.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Savanna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savanna. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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savanna
noun
sa·van·na
variants
also savannah
: a grassland (as of eastern Africa or northern South America) containing scattered trees
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