Savanna,

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  savanna
       n : a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions [syn: {savannah}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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
  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)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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