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 El Niño threatens soy and corn harvests in the south while plunging savannahs and rainforests into drought and sparking wildfires. — Dan Restrepo, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 The center of the activities was a grove, within a ring of trees, considered to be one of the oldest oak savannas in the state. — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for savannas
  1. plains
  2. prairies
  3. steppes
  4. grasslands
Noun
  • Behind the storm, colder overnight temperatures could bring the first freeze of the season to much of Colorado's eastern plains.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Block after block of hulking data centers – both new and under construction – rise up seemingly out of nowhere from rolling plains and fields of sunflowers and sorghum.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of plains
Noun
  • In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Arbor Hills has wooded paths, open prairies, and even a creek, presenting the whole package to any outdoorsman without ever leaving the confines of the city.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of prairies
Noun
  • Today, Astana’s skyline can keep up with the best of them, with 21st-century architectural marvels made from concrete, steel, and glass cresting over the country’s endless steppes into the horizon.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The two tortoises on board were, appropriately, Russian steppes tortoises, NASA has said.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of steppes
Noun
  • Chiricahua is a combination of climates The new national park features varying environments, from a desert landscape and grasslands to deciduous forest and chaparral shrub land to coniferous forest habitats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The park spans roughly 12,000 acres of grasslands, desert scrub, riparian, and pine woodlands, which means there is a huge variety of wildlife and habitat types to see and explore.
    — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of grasslands

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