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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
Noun
(often pl) a large treeless area of grassland of North America [French, from Latin pratum 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] n (US) → pampa

prairie [ˈprɛərɪ] nsavane f;
(US);
the prairies → la Prairie

prairie [ˈprɛərɪ] n(Gras)steppe f;
the prairies (US) → die Prärien

prairie [ˈprɛərɪ] nprateria

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 (북미의) 대초원 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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