Meanings
savanna1
Savanna2
proper noun
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, variant of Savannah.
- A city in Carroll County, Illinois, United States, across the Mississippi from Iowa.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Taínosabana
- Spanishsabana
- Englishsavanna
From Spanish sabana, from Taíno.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans savanne
- savannetropical grassland with scattered trees
Arabic سَبْسَب, سَهْل عُشْبِيّ
- سَبْسَب (sabsab)tropical grassland with scattered trees
- سَهْل عُشْبِيّ (sahl ʕušbiyy)tropical grassland with scattered trees
- سَافَانَا (safānā)tropical grassland with scattered trees
Bulgarian савана
- савана (savana)tropical grassland with scattered trees
Catalan sabana
- sabanatropical grassland with scattered trees
Chinese Mandarin 稀樹草原 /稀树草原, 薩瓦納 /萨瓦纳
- 稀樹草原 /稀树草原 (xīshù cǎoyuán)tropical grassland with scattered trees
- 薩瓦納 /萨瓦纳 (sàwǎnà)tropical grassland with scattered trees
Czech savana
- savanatropical grassland with scattered trees
Danish savanne
- savannetropical grassland with scattered trees
Dutch savanne
- savannetropical grassland with scattered trees
Esperanto savano
- savanotropical grassland with scattered trees
Finnish savanni
- savannitropical grassland with scattered trees
French savane
- savanetropical grassland with scattered trees
German Savanne
- Savannetropical grassland with scattered trees
Greek σαβάνα
- σαβάνα (savána)tropical grassland with scattered trees
Hebrew סוואנה
- סוואנהtropical grassland with scattered trees
Hindi सवाना
- सवाना (savānā)tropical grassland with scattered trees
Hungarian szavanna
- szavannatropical grassland with scattered trees
Indonesian padang rumput, sabana
- padang rumputtropical grassland with scattered trees
- sabanatropical grassland with scattered trees
Italian savana
- savanatropical grassland with scattered trees
Japanese サバンナ, サバナ
- サバンナ (sabanna)tropical grassland with scattered trees
- サバナ (sabana)tropical grassland with scattered trees
Korean 사바나
- 사바나 (sabana)tropical grassland with scattered trees
Norwegian savanne
- savannetropical grassland with scattered trees
Persian ساوانا, گرمدشت
- ساوانا (sâvânâ)tropical grassland with scattered trees
- گرمدشت (garm-dašt)tropical grassland with scattered trees
Polish sawanna
- sawannatropical grassland with scattered trees
Portuguese savana, anhara
- savanatropical grassland with scattered trees
- anharatropical grassland with scattered trees
- chanatropical grassland with scattered trees
Russian сава́нна
- сава́нна (savánna)tropical grassland with scattered trees
Spanish sabana
- sabanatropical grassland with scattered trees
Swahili savana
- savanatropical grassland with scattered trees
Swedish savann
- savanntropical grassland with scattered trees
Tagalog sabana
- sabanatropical grassland with scattered trees
Ukrainian сава́на
- сава́на (savána)tropical grassland with scattered trees
Vietnamese xa-van
- xa-vantropical grassland with scattered trees
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with savanna
IndianaLouisianaannaghanaDianasavannahanaHannahHavanajoannananaSusannaSusquehannaFermanaghBriannacannacabanabandanamannakatakanahiraganahosannapollyannagoanna
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
savanna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savanna
MLA
“savanna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savanna. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “savanna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savanna.
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