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prairie
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prai·rie  (prâr)
n.
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]
n
(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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.prairieprairie - a treeless grassy plain              
grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
Translations
prairie [ˈprɛərɪ]
A. Npradera f, llanura f, pampa f (LAm)
the Prairies (US) → las Grandes Llanuras
B. CPD prairie dog Nperro m de las praderas
prairie oyster N (US) huevo crudo y sazonado que se toma en una bebida alcohólica
prairie wolf Ncoyote m

prairie [ˈprɛəri] nprairie f
the prairies → la Prairie
prairie dog nchien m de prairie

prairie
nGrassteppe f; (in North America) → Prärie f

prairie:
prairie chicken
n (US) → Präriehuhn nt
prairie dog
nPräriehund m
prairie oyster
nPrärieauster f
prairie schooner
nPlanwagen m
prairie wolf
nPräriewolf m

prairie [ˈprɛərɪ] nprateria
the prairies → le grandi praterie
prairie [ˈprɛərɪ] nprateria
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


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