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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]
Savannahs are clear pieces of land without woods.
--Dampier.
{Savanna flower} (Bot.), a West Indian name for several
climbing apocyneous plants of the genus {Echites}.
{Savanna sparrow} (Zo["o]l.), 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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
savanna
n : a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions [syn: {savannah}]
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)
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