savannas

noun

variants also savannahs
plural of savanna
as in plains
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country lions roaming the savanna

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Recent Examples of savannas The new property is nestled inside a 45,000-acre private conservancy with open savannahs and waterholes nearby. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 July 2026 This includes savannahs and shrublands. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 June 2026 Finally, Iris is a tribute to the native plant and flower of the sub-Saharan savannas that giraffes call home. — Usa Today, USA Today, 16 June 2026 Palos Hills and its diverse ecosystems of grasslands, wetlands, savannas, and woodlands. — Diane Penningroth, Midwest Living, 12 June 2026 Earth’s biosphere includes microbes, forests, savannas, animals, and more. — Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026 Elephants are among the planet’s most majestic creatures, gentle giants who walk steadfastly through the savannas, forests and deserts of Africa and Asia. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026 No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets. — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026 The park offers one of the most exciting wildlife experiences in Southern Africa, with a million acres of biodiverse savannas, wetlands, and montane rainforests, and a range of animals that includes buffalo herds, lion prides, and an array of birds. — Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for savannas
  1. plains
  2. prairies
  3. steppes
  4. grasslands
Noun
  • Commercial opportunities The telltale giant golf balls at Buckley Space Force Base, on the western edge of America’s high plains, are radar domes designed to protect the sensitive antennas inside.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026
  • Venezuela boasts a diverse range of landscapes, including deserts, plains, snow, beaches, mountains, forests.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026
Definition of plains
Noun
  • About 60,000 acres of the swamp are shallow, watery prairies covered with grass, sedges and other aquatic plants rooted in thick beds of peat.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
  • The cross-country route carries passengers through the forests and lakes of northern Ontario, the prairies of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and into the dramatic mountain landscapes of Alberta and British Columbia.
    — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026
Definition of prairies
Noun
  • Similar trends have played out in Central Asian steppes and South American plains.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026
  • Longer-running hiking trips take you everywhere from Western Greenland to the sea cliffs of the Faroe Islands, the steppes of Mongolia, or the Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan.
    — The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of steppes
Noun
  • There is little water in play on the front nine as the course winds through native grasslands, requiring players to shape shots both ways to best navigate the doglegs and approach shots.
    — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Wetlands, forests, grasslands, rivers, and coastal ecosystems also face pressure from pollution, invasive species, and the overuse of natural resources.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Definition of grasslands

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