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# savanna

noun (a savanna, savannas — also spelled savannah)

«savanna» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A savanna is a large, flat area of grassland with only a few scattered trees, found in hot places with a wet season and a dry season. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savanna/#m1)

### In the lessons

Geography and science (habitats and biomes): the African savanna is home to lions, zebras, giraffes, elephants and wildebeest; savannas are also found in Australia, South America and India. Animals migrate to follow the rains. Food chains: grass → zebra → lion. Phrases: the African savanna, on the savanna, savanna animals.

### Examples

- Lions hunt on the African savanna. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savanna/#x1)
- The savanna turns green in the wet season. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savanna/#x2)
- Giraffes eat leaves from the few trees on the savanna. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savanna/#x3)
- Zebras and wildebeest cross the savanna in huge herds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savanna/#x4)
- Acacia trees grow on the savanna. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savanna/#x5)
- The savanna is a grassland biome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savanna/#x6)

### Note

Two spellings: savanna and savannah — both correct. Countable. A savanna is not a desert (it has a rainy season and grass) and not a rainforest (it has few trees).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «savanna» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savanna/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«savanna» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/savanna.html) on Mova free.