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| 3 results for savanna | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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[94]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 U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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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) | |
