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| prai·rie [ prérree ] |
noun (plural prai·ries) |
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N American grassland: a treeless grass-covered plain in the United States and Canada, especially in the Midwest and the West
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plural noun prai·ries |
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Canada Prairie Provinces: the Prairie Provinces of Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan in Canada
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| [Late 18th century. Via French< assumed Vulgar Latin prataria< Latin pratum "meadow"] |
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