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savannah

/səˈvænə/

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What does savannah mean?

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of savanna.
  2. A Savannah cat.
  3. (informal) The Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis).
More meanings (12)

proper noun

  1. A locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.
  2. A major city, the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia.
  3. A ghost town in Los Angeles County, California.
  4. A city, the county seat of Andrew County, Missouri.
  5. A ghost town in Butler County, Nebraska.
  6. A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York.
  7. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina.
  8. A village in Ashland County, Ohio.
  9. A city, the county seat of Hardin County, Tennessee.
  10. A census-designated place in Denton County, Texas.
  11. A female given name transferred from the place name.
  12. A female given name, from the word savannah.

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IPA pronunciation

/səˈvænə/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Two miles from Savannah there is a famous spring, the waters of which are well known to travellers.
William Gilmore SimmsThe Life of Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #843
Immediately after breakfast, the prisoners were sent on for Savannah, under a guard of a sergeant and corporal with eight men.
M. L. (Mason Locke) WeemsThe Life of General Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #846
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Nothing now remained for the members still in Savannah, but to so arrange matters that they might leave on the first opportunity.
Adelaide L. (Adelaide Lisetta) FriesThe Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740Project Gutenberg ebook #570
He dragged his prey on a fine moonlight night, across the savannah, to the foot of a ceiba* of an enormous size.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
He obtained a ticket for himself and one for his slave to Savannah, the first port, which was about two hundred miles off.
William Craft; Ellen CraftRunning a Thousand Miles for Freedom Or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from SlaveryProject Gutenberg ebook #585