prairie
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prairie¹
- /ˈpɹɛə.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈpɹɛəɹi/
- [ˈpɹɛɹi]
- /ˈpɹeːɹi/ Australia
- /ˈpɹeəɹi/ New Zealand
- /ˈpɹiəɹi/
- /ˈpɹeɹɪ/ Scotland
- /ˈpɹeɹe/ Scotland
- /ˈpɹɜːɹɪ/
Rhymes with -ɛəɹi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French prairie, from Old French praerie, from Vulgar Latin *prataria, from Latin prātum (“meadow”) + -aria.
noun prairies
- An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America. It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the
Prairie²
proper noun
- Alternative form of Prairies
- An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Prairie Township.
- A rural town in the Shire of Flinders, Queensland, Australia.
- A locality in the Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shortgrass, plains, meadow, grassland, pasture, jasper, parkland, grass, arap, pacific, manitoba, jamie, meadows, edson, grasslands, pfra
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Talk about this word "prairie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prairie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. prairie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prairie "prairie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prairie.Cite this
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title = {prairie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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