prairie
An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in…An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.
» Trees do not grow on prairies.
In der Prärie wachsen keine Bäume.
В прериях деревья не растут.
Meaning
1 sensesAn extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.
Prärie
пре́рияprérija
пре́ріяprérija
- a treeless grassy plain
Examples
17 sentencesTrees do not grow on prairies.
ruВ прериях деревья не растут.
deIn der Prärie wachsen keine Bäume.
Tom saw many prairie dogs.
Laura Ingalls grew up on the prairie.
deLaura Ingalls wuchs in der Prärie auf.
Isn't that just a prairie fire?
Coyotes are sometimes called prairie wolves.
deKojoten werden manchmal Präriewölfe genannt.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French prairie, from Old French praerie, from Vulgar Latin *prataria, from LBorrowed from French prairie, from Old French praerie, from Vulgar Latin *prataria, from Latin prātum (“meadow”) + -aria.
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