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prairies

/ˈpɹɛəɹiz/

prairies is the plural of prairie.

Meaning of prairie

Noun

prairie (plural prairies)

  1. 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...1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC

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Proper noun capitalized: Prairies

the Prairies

  1. The Great Plains of North America.
    Synonyms:
    Big Sky Country
  2. A geographic region of Canada consisting of the Prairie provinces.
  3. A short form of Canadian Prairies (the western grasslands of Canada east of the Rockies and west of the Great Lakes).

Synonyms of prairies

Phrases with prairies

Questions about prairies

What does prairies mean?
Prairies means the Great Plains of North America.
What is prairies the plural of?
Prairies is the plural of prairie.
What part of speech is prairies?
Prairies is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce prairies?
Prairies is pronounced /ˈpɹɛəɹiz/.

Words near prairies in the dictionary

  1. Prairiedale
  2. prairiedom
  3. prairieland
  4. prairielands
  5. prairielike
  6. prairies
  7. Prairiewood
  8. prairillon
  9. prairillons
  10. prais'd
  11. praisability

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