How to Say "Savannah" in Italian

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The Italian word for "savannah" is savana.

savana refers to a grassy plain in tropical regions that contains few trees.

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Italian speakers often use the phrase la legge della savana to describe a 'survival of the fittest' mentality in business or politics.
The word savana in Italian is a loanword that traces its journey through Spanish from the indigenous Taíno language of the Caribbean.
An Italian speaker might use the word savana almost exclusively to refer to African landscapes, whereas in English, the term can also describe specific grassy areas in Australia or the Americas.

Poiché i ghepardi spesso predano il bestiame, le pecore e le capre che ora pascolano nella savana africana, vengono spesso uccisi dagli agricoltori.
Because cheetahs often prey on the cattle, sheep and goats that now graze on the African savannah, they are often killed by farmers.
This sentence illustrates the use of savana in the context of the African savannah.
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Il tramonto sulla savana è bellissimo.
The sunset over the savannah is beautiful.
Molti animali vivono nella savana.
Many animals live in the savannah.
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