savannah.html - n.
(also savanna) a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few or no trees. [Sp. zavana perh. of Carib orig.]

savannah.html - n.
(also savanna) a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few or no trees. [Sp. zavana perh. of Carib orig.]

savannah.html - n.
(fem. savante) a learned person, esp. a distinguished scientist etc. [F, part. of savoir know (as SAPIENT)]

savannah.html - adj., n., & v. --adj.

1 fierce; cruel (savage persecution; a savage blow).
2 wild; primitive (savage tribes; a savage animal).
3 archaic (of scenery etc.) uncultivated (a savage scene).
4 colloq. angry; bad-tempered (in a savage mood).
5 Heraldry (of the human figure) naked.

--n.

1 Anthropol. derog. a member of a primitive tribe.
2 a cruel or barbarous person.

--v.

tr.
1 (esp. of a dog, wolf, etc.) attack and bite or trample.
2 (of a critic etc.) attack fiercely.

savagedom n. savagely adv. savageness n. savagery n. (pl. -ies). [ME f. OF sauvage wild f. L silvaticus f. silva a wood]

savannah.html - n.
(also savanna) a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few or no trees. [Sp. zavana perh. of Carib orig.]

savannah.html - n.
(fem. savante) a learned person, esp. a distinguished scientist etc. [F, part. of savoir know (as SAPIENT)]