savane-Savannah: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is savane? savane is Savannah

What is Savannah?

  • Formation végétale propre aux régions chaudes ayant une longue saison sèche, telles que les régions tropicales au sens strict du terme, et caractérisée par la dominance des hautes herbes.(On distingue la savane boisée, la savane arborée, la savane arbustive et la savane herbeuse, par ordre décroissant de densité du peuplement.)

    Plant formation specific to warm regions with a long dry season, such as tropical regions in the strict sense of the term, and characterized by the dominance of tall grasses. (A distinction is made between wooded savannah, wooded savannah, shrub savannah and grassy savannah, in descending order of stand density.)

  • Au Canada, terrain marécageux.

    In Canada, marshy land.

  • Aux Antilles, place principale d'une ville.

    In the West Indies, the main square of a city.

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