Etymology

Savanna-la-Mar

Today it means: A town, the parish capital of the parish of Westmoreland, Jamaica. Full definition →

Spanish Sabana-de-la-Mar
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromSabana-de-la-Mar
  2. English todaySavanna-la-Mar

From Spanish Sabana-de-la-Mar (literally “Plain by the Sea”), the name given to the locale by Spanish colonists in reference to its geography.

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