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savannah |
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]: Savannah n 1: a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river [syn: {Savannah}] 2: a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic [syn: {Savannah}, {Savannah River}] 3: a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions [syn: {savanna}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Savannah, GA (city, FIPS 69000) Location: 32.02436 N, 81.13165 W Population (1990): 137560 (58762 housing units) Area: 162.1 sq km (land), 8.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31401, 31405, 31406, 31409, 31410, 31411 Savannah, MO (city, FIPS 66044) Location: 39.93876 N, 94.82780 W Population (1990): 4352 (1833 housing units) Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64485 Savannah, NY Zip code(s): 13146 Savannah, OH (village, FIPS 70576) Location: 40.96737 N, 82.36429 W Population (1990): 363 (139 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44874 Savannah, TN (city, FIPS 66720) Location: 35.22292 N, 88.23718 W Population (1990): 6547 (2796 housing units) Area: 13.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38372
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