Savannah

//səˈvænə// name, noun, slang

Definitions

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

    ""I kind of like Bianca. And Chelsea. And Courtney." Elise gave it some thought. " Those are nice names." She nodded. "What do you think about Savannah?" Audrey asked. " Then I could be Savannah from Savannah.""

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of savanna. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A Savannah cat.
  3. 3
    a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions wordnet
  4. 4
    The Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis). informal

Etymology

The cities are named after the Savannah River, possibly derived from Shawnee or Algonquian.

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