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savanna

sa·van·na [ sə vánnə ] (plural sa·van·nas) or sa·van·nah [ sə vánnə ] (plural sa·van·nahs)


noun 
Definition:
 
grassy plain: a flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region

[Mid-16th century. Via Spanish zavana< Taino]
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