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  3  definitions  found 
 
  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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