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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSavannah
/səˈvænə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.
"Lions and zebras roam across the vast African savannah."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Taíno word 'zabana', meaning treeless plain, entering Spanish as 'sabana' and later adopted into English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Savannah" is said worldwide
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savane
Transliteration: savane
"Les éléphants marchent à travers la savane."
Savanne
Transliteration: Savanne
"Die Savanne ist die Heimat vieler wilder Tiere."
savana
Transliteration: savana
"Il leone è il re della savana."
sabana
Transliteration: sabana
"La sabana africana es impresionante."
savana
Transliteration: savana
"A savana abriga diversas espécies de animais."
सवाना
Transliteration: savana
"सवाना घास का एक विशाल मैदान है।"
热带草原
Transliteration: rèdài cǎoyuán
"许多野生动物生活在热带草原上。"
사바나
Transliteration: sabana
"사바나는 아프리카의 대표적인 지형입니다."
サバナ
Transliteration: sabana
"多くの動物がサバナで暮らしています。"
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