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Savas

Savas is the plural of Sava.

Meaning of Sava

Proper noun (1)

the Sava

  1. A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade.
    • To me a day in Belgrade is incomplete without a walk through the dark shade of Kelmegdan park's big chestnuts to the ramparts of the mighty fortress overlooking the strategic confluence of the Sava and the Danube.1990 August, Kenneth C. Danforth, “Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 110

Proper noun (2)

Sava (plural Savas)

  1. A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Сава (Sava)

Proper noun

Savas (plural Savases)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Savas

pluralSavases

Origin of Savas

Both from Turkish Savaş and Greek Σάββας (Sávvas), the latter from Aramaic סבא (“grandfather, old man”). Several variants exist, such as Savvides, Savvopoulos, Savopoulos, Sava, Savvas.

Questions about Savas

What does Savas mean?
Savas means a surname.
What is Savas the plural of?
Savas is the plural of Sava.
What part of speech is Savas?
Savas is a proper noun.

Words near Savas in the dictionary

  1. savarnas
  2. savart
  3. savarts
  4. Savary
  5. Savarys
  6. Savas
  7. savasana
  8. savasanas
  9. Savases
  10. Savastano
  11. Savastanos

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