SAVAN Meaning of SAVAN in English (ˈ)sa|väⁿ, (ˈ)sä|v-, səˈv-, (ˈ)sȧ|v- noun( -s )Etymology: modification of obsolete French savans, plural of French savant — more at savant : savant Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012