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prairie

prai·rie [ prérree ]


noun  (plural prai·ries)
Definition:
 
N American grassland: a treeless grass-covered plain in the United States and Canada, especially in the Midwest and the West



plural noun prai·ries 
Definition:
 
Canada Prairie Provinces: the Prairie Provinces of Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan in Canada

[Late 18th century. Via French< assumed Vulgar Latin prataria< Latin pratum "meadow"]
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