savanna
Translation
savanna, savannah, grassland
Examples
Lions roam the African savanna.
Lions roam the African savanna.
The savanna is a grassland ecosystem.
The savanna is a grassland ecosystem.
Grammar Patterns
in/on/across the savanna used as a place noun We drove across the savanna.
Similar Words
Synonyms: grassland, plain, prairie
Etymology
From Spanish 'sabana' ('sheet'), from Taino 'zabana' ('treeless plain'). The idea is a vast, flat expanse like a sheet.
Memory Tips
Imagine a vast, open 'savanna' with scattered trees, like the setting of 'The Lion King'.