savannah

3 definitions found

savannah - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

savannah - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Savannah
      n 1: a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah
           river
      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, savannah]

savannah - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  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