savanna
A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being…A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.
» Tigers live in the jungle, lions in the savanna.
Tiger leben im Dschungel, Löwen in der Savanne.
Тигры живут в джунглях, львы — в саванне.
Тигры живут в тропических лесах, а львы - в саваннах.
Тигри мешкать у жунглях, а леви - у саваннi.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.
Savanne
сава́ннаsavánna
сава́наsavána
- a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
Examples
16 sentencesTigers live in the jungle, lions in the savanna.
Тигри мешкать у жунглях, а леви - у саваннi.
ruТигры живут в джунглях, львы — в саванне.
deTiger leben im Dschungel, Löwen in der Savanne.
Giraffes prefer the thick woodlands of the savanna.
Giraffes prefer the dense woodlands of the savanna.
Giraffes are well adapted to life in the savanna.
In the savanna, competition for resources is so fierce.
Translations
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Origin
From Spanish sabana, from Taíno.From Spanish sabana, from Taíno.
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Forms
plural: savannasSynonyms
1 synonyms- a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions:savannah
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable