savannah
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3.4
- noun
- /səˈvænə/
:
sabana
- Tropical forests and savannahs have been converted to agricultural lands to supply a growing human population.
- savannah mammals
- tropical savannah
So, so, so ever since humans first emerged onto the wild Savannah, we have been modifying our environment.
- So, so, so ever since humans first emerged onto the wild Savannah, we have been modifying our environment.
- So going back to our prehistoric ancestors on the savannahs of East Africa, they were living in small groups.
- Because you grew up on the the, the plains of the Savannah and life was hard and life was scary.
- And it's, you know, think about what happens if you're in a tiny village on the Savannah and the chief kicks you out.
- In the ancient, in the Savannah and Africa, the trees could be rustling and you could choose to say, well, there's no reason for that.
- It's sort of like the giraffe in the Savannah or the, you know, starfish underwater who has found the perfect place to be for that environment.
Examples
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They were the fastest wildebeests on the savannah.
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I Don't want you going out in the savannah at night.
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It's, it's walking down the, the Savannah in Africa, you know, hungry and tired, wanting to survive.
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Because you grew up on the the, the plains of the Savannah and life was hard and life was scary.
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The living gathered in the savannah grasses, grown tall and green in the rains.
Academic text (2007) -
I always think of Africa as being hot, steamy jungles and parched savannahs, that sort of thing.
Fiction book (1997) -
The great hunter, prowls the savannah, stalking his prey, biding his time, creeping up on his target.
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On a black granite mountain towering over the savannah, Rupp and her team are digging neat trenches at the summit.
Academic text (2011) -
In the centre run the Sudanian savannahs, followed by the Guinean forest Savannah and finally the tropical rainforest coasts to the far South.
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From the hill, you can see the vast expanse of the savannah, dotted with acacia trees and roaming wildlife.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large flat area of land with few trees
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3.2
A large flat area covered in tall grasses with very few trees
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2.7
An open area covered mainly with grass where animals live or graze
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4.2
A large flat area of grass with a few trees in warm places
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7.5
A large flat area of grass with few or no trees
Compounds
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4.0
A river in the southeastern United States forming most of the border between South Carolina and Georgia
How Wooded
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Etymology
The word savannah comes from the Spanish sabana, borrowed from a Caribbean word meaning 'treeless plain'. So a savannah is like a wide, flat 'plain' of grass with very few trees.