What does "savanna" mean?

A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.

What is a synonym for "savanna"?

Common synonyms include: savannah, alkali flat, alluvial plain, basin, bottomland, bushveld.

/səˈvænə/ name, noun

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Noun

1
A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. countable, uncountable
2
a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions wordnet

Proper Noun

1
A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, variant of Savannah.
2
A city in Carroll County, Illinois, United States, across the Mississippi from Iowa.

"Tigers live in the jungle, lions in the savanna."

From Spanish sabana, from Taíno.