Search Result for "savannah":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
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]
The 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]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
