Savannah

[ suh-van-uh ]

noun

1. a seaport in E Georgia, near the mouth of the Savannah River.
2. a river flowing SE from E Georgia along most of the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina and into the Atlantic. 314 miles (505 km) long.

Savannah

/ səˈvænə /

noun

1. a port in the US, in E Georgia, near the mouth of the Savannah River: port of departure of the Savannah for Liverpool (1819), the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. Pop: 127 573 (2003 est)
2. a river in the southeastern US, formed by the confluence of the Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers in NW South Carolina: flows southeast to the Atlantic. Length: 505 km (314 miles)

Example Sentences

Savannah attended West Heslerton C of E Primary School in Malton, with her former head teacher, Rachel Wells, describing her as a "model student" and a "friend to everyone".

From BBC

Savannah Bentham suffered serious injuries after being attacked at about 16:15 GMT on Friday and despite efforts by medical professionals, died at the scene near Malton in North Yorkshire, police said.

From BBC

I am a former world champion who has faced Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall and been on some massive stages.

From BBC

“He is working in the chapel, which is absolutely amazing and I could never be more proud of my dad and the man that he is,” Savannah said on her podcast in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times

All of this poses a grave threat, because population centers like Asheville, North Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, have little to no buffer between communities and the forests alongside them, an area called the wildland-urban interface.

From Salon