prairie
prairie definition
☆ prai·rie (prer′ē)
noun
a large area of level or slightly rolling grasslands, esp. one in the Mississippi Valley
Etymology: Fr < OFr praerie < pré, meadow (< L pratum, prob. < IE base *prā-, to bend > MIr rāith, fortification, Welsh bedd-rod, grave) + -erie, -ery
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a large area of level or slightly rolling grasslands, esp. one in the Mississippi Valley
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