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Definition of prairie

prairie

/ˈprɛr.i/
prai · rie
Plural:prairies
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prairie Lexical Profile

prairie Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A large, mostly flat or gently rolling tract of temperate grassland with fertile soil and few trees, especially in central North America.

Example

"Tall native grasses swayed across the open prairie under the wide summer sky."

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pragmatist
prague
praia
prairie
prairie clover
prairie dog
prairie kingsnake

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 18th century from French prairie ('meadow' or 'grassland'), via Old French praerie from Vulgar Latin prataria, a collective derivative of Classical Latin pratum ('meadow').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Prairie. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/prairie
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