How to say "savannah" in Japanese

• サバンナCommon
  nounThe direct equivalent for savannah as a specific landscape — tropical grassland with scattered trees, as in descriptions of African wildlife. Use it when the savanna itself, not grassland in general, is meant.
  でも典型的てんけいてきなサバンナ気候きこうの国くにで、涼すずしい気温きおんに恵めぐまれているのです。↗

  But it's a typical savannah country, and we enjoy cooler temperatures.
• 草原そうげんCommon
  nounThe general word for a grass-covered plain; use it for savannah when you simply mean open grassy country, as in travel or scenery description, though it covers prairie and steppe equally.

Use 「サバンナ」 for savannah in its specific sense — the tropical grassland with scattered trees; use 草原 for the broader idea of a grass-covered plain, which covers savannah, prairie, and steppe without distinguishing among them.

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• サバンナsavanna
• 草原そうげんgrass-covered plain