North American Prairies

prai·rie (prâr

)

An extensive area of flat or rolling, predominantly treeless grassland, especially the large tract or plain of central North America.

[French, from Old French praierie, from Vulgar Latin *prtria, from Latin prta, meadow.]

prairie [ˈprɛərɪ]

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (often plural) a treeless grassy plain of the central US and S Canada Compare pampas, steppe, savanna

[from French, from Old French praierie, from Latin prātum meadow]

prairie (prâr

)

An extensive area of flat or rolling grassland, especially the large plain of central North America.

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Noun

prairie - a treeless grassy plain

grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life

Translations

prairie [ˈprɛərɪ]

A. N → pradera f, llanura f, pampa f (LAm)
the Prairies (US) → las Grandes Llanuras

B. CPD prairie dog N → perro m de las praderas
prairie oyster N (US) huevo crudo y sazonado que se toma en una bebida alcohólica
prairie wolf N → coyote m

prairie [ˈprɛəri] n → prairie f
the prairies → la Prairie
prairie dog n → chien m de prairie

prairie

n → Grassteppe f; (in North America) → Prärie f

prairie:

prairie chicken

n (US) → Präriehuhn nt

prairie dog

n → Präriehund m

prairie oyster

n → Prärieauster f

prairie schooner

n → Planwagen m

prairie wolf

n → Präriewolf m

prairie [ˈprɛərɪ] n → prateria
the prairies → le grandi praterie

prairie

n prairie [ˈpreəri]

(often in plural) in North America, an area of flat, treeless, grass-covered land. prêrie مَرْج، أرض واسِعَه مُعْشَوْشِبَه وبِدون أشْجار прерия prérie prærie die Prärie λιβάδι pradera, llanura preeria دشت preeria prairie עֲרָבָה प्रेयरी, वृक्षहीन घास का मैदान prerija,stepa préri padang rumput gresja prateria 大草原 대평원 prerija prērija prairi prairie prærie preria pradaria prerie прерия préria prerija prerija prärie ทุ่งหญ้า ağaçsız geniş çayırlık ova 牧場，林間小空地 прерія, степ صرف گھاس کا بے درخت مقام đồng cỏ 牧场，林间小空地

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blacktail prairie dog Cynomys genus Tympanuchus greater prairie chicken heath hen lesser prairie chicken prairie bird's-foot trefoil prairie chicken prairie dog prairie fowl prairie gentian prairie gourd prairie gourd vine prairie grouse prairie lotus prairie marmot prairie schooner prairie trefoil prairie vole	Purple coneflower: This native of the North American prairies is not only striking, but one of the best known medicinal plants--Echinacea. Flower power: the medicinal properties of popular plants by Izakson, Orna / E 29) Today there is very little of the North American prairies remaining, and they have been considered to be as threatened as, or more than, tropical forests,(30) For example, almost the entire tallgrass prairie has been destroyed; midgrass prairies have mostly been turned into farms, and the shortgrass prairies are under heavy assault. The national grassland and disappearing biodiversity: can the prairie ... by Dolan, Coby C. / Environmental Law	normothermia Norn nornicotine Norodom Sihanouk Noropianic Norplant Norrington Norris Norrish Norrköping Norroy Norse Norse deity Norse mythology Norseman Nortelry North North Africa North African North America North American North American Aerospace Defense Command North American country North American Free Trade Agreement North American nation North American Prairies North Atlantic North Atlantic Council North Atlantic Current North Atlantic Drift North Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Treaty North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Ayrshire North Bay North Bergen North Borneo North Brabant north by east north by west North Canadian River North Cape North Carolina North Carolinian North Cascades National Park north celestial pole North Channel North Charleston North Country North Dakota North Dakotan	North American Pizza and Ice Cream Show North American Plant Collections Consortium North American Plant Protection Organization North American Plastics Industry Study North American Pocketbike Racing Association North American Poker League North American Poker Tour North American Pole Vault Association North American Police Equestrian Championships North American Police Ski Championships North American Police Work Dog Association North American Pollen Database North American Pollinator Protection Campaign North American Polo League North American Polyelectrolyte Producers Association North American Porcupine North American Post-Poliomyelitis Pyridostigmine Study North American Potbellied Pig Association North American Power Group North American Power Insight North American Power Sweeping Association North American Power Symposium North American Power Systems Interconnection Committee North American Powerlifting Federation North American Prairies North American Precis Syndicate North American Preclearance and Safety System North American Prep Hockey Association North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council North American Presentation Level Protocol Standard North American Presentation-Level Protocol Syntax North American Presentation-Level Protocol Syntax North American Primary Care Research Group North American Printing Ink Company North American Procedure North American Prodromal Longitudinal Study North American Product Classification System North American Productivity Workshop North American Professional Liability Insurance Agency North American Professors of Christian Education North American Proficiency Testing Program North American Project Operations North American Prospect Expo North American Pt-to-Pt Association North American Public Switched Telephone Network North American Publishing Company North American Pulse Improvement Association North American Punch Manufacturers Association North American Purebred Dog Registry North American Purebred Registry, Inc.

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blacktail prairie dog
Cynomys
genus Tympanuchus
greater prairie chicken
heath hen
lesser prairie chicken
prairie bird's-foot trefoil
prairie chicken
prairie dog
prairie fowl
prairie gentian
prairie gourd
prairie gourd vine
prairie grouse
prairie lotus
prairie marmot
prairie schooner
prairie trefoil
prairie vole

Purple coneflower: This native of the North American prairies is not only striking, but one of the best known medicinal plants--Echinacea.

Flower power: the medicinal properties of popular plants by Izakson, Orna / E

29) Today there is very little of the North American prairies remaining, and they have been considered to be as threatened as, or more than, tropical forests,(30) For example, almost the entire tallgrass prairie has been destroyed; midgrass prairies have mostly been turned into farms, and the shortgrass prairies are under heavy assault.

The national grassland and disappearing biodiversity: can the prairie ... by Dolan, Coby C. / Environmental Law

North American Pizza and Ice Cream Show
North American Plant Collections Consortium
North American Plant Protection Organization
North American Plastics Industry Study
North American Pocketbike Racing Association
North American Poker League
North American Poker Tour
North American Pole Vault Association
North American Police Equestrian Championships
North American Police Ski Championships
North American Police Work Dog Association
North American Pollen Database
North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
North American Polo League
North American Polyelectrolyte Producers Association
North American Porcupine
North American Post-Poliomyelitis Pyridostigmine Study
North American Potbellied Pig Association
North American Power Group
North American Power Insight
North American Power Sweeping Association
North American Power Symposium
North American Power Systems Interconnection Committee
North American Powerlifting Federation

North American Prairies

North American Precis Syndicate
North American Preclearance and Safety System
North American Prep Hockey Association
North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council
North American Presentation Level Protocol Standard
North American Presentation-Level Protocol Syntax
North American Presentation-Level Protocol Syntax
North American Primary Care Research Group
North American Printing Ink Company
North American Procedure
North American Prodromal Longitudinal Study
North American Product Classification System
North American Productivity Workshop
North American Professional Liability Insurance Agency
North American Professors of Christian Education
North American Proficiency Testing Program
North American Project Operations
North American Prospect Expo
North American Pt-to-Pt Association
North American Public Switched Telephone Network
North American Publishing Company
North American Pulse Improvement Association
North American Punch Manufacturers Association
North American Purebred Dog Registry
North American Purebred Registry, Inc.

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