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Savannah River

Savannah River

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A river in the southeastern United States forming most of the border between South Carolina and Georgia
  • proper noun
  • /səˈvænə ˈrɪvər/
translation icon : río Savannah
  • Visitors can take a boat tour to explore the lush landscapes along the Savannah River.
  • Savannah River site
  • Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
  • Savannah River Ecology

Examples

  • The Augusta-Richmond legal community includes 17 counties in the central Savannah River area, and it has weathered the recession with lower unemployment rates than Atlanta or Savannah.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The Department of Energy's Savannah River Site in South Carolina is a good example.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Now, Fort Pulaski lies on a key trading point along the Savannah River on the Georgia Coast.

    Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)

  • David Scott is a researcher at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory in Aiken, South Carolina.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The first Cockspur Lighthouse was built in 1849 and used to mark the entrance to the south channel of the Savannah River.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The Talmadge Memorial Bridge spans the Savannah River between downtown Savannah and the neighboring state of South Carolina.

    Academic text (2010)

  • At the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, my colleagues and I have studied marbled salamanders from eggs to adulthood and beyond.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The Talmadge Memorial Bridge spans the Savannah River between downtown Savannah and the neighboring state of South Carolina.

  • The Savannah River flows southeast into the Atlantic Ocean, forming the border between South Carolina and Georgia.

Surface Forms

Savannah River main

Morphology

Savannah + river

The structure 'Savannah River' transparently signals a specific river because 'river' denotes a watercourse and 'Savannah' functions as the place/name component; learners who know both constituents will understand it refers to a river named Savannah. However, the precise geographic information (that it borders South Carolina and Georgia and flows into the Atlantic) is referential knowledge not deducible from the parts alone, so the expression is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Savannah River may come from the word 'savanna', which means a wide, open grassland. Early explorers saw those grassy plains beside the river, so they called it Savannah, and the nearby city later took the same name.