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prairie Definition

prai·rie (prerē)

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

prairie Synonyms

prairie

n.

prairie Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cover: First arrived in 56 in time for my 17th birthday, well not exactly El Adem with grass more plain prairie covered with snow.
  • roll: Against a backdrop of majestic snow capped mountains and rolling prairie the history of the region is set.
  • wander: As the buffalo wandered the prairies, they stirred up insects that the = cowbirds ate.
  • undulate: The training area consists of a treeless undulating prairie where weapons, including tank guns, can fire live ammunition.
  • restore: Within the United States, cattle ranchers are restoring the prairies destroyed by overgrazing with the help of the cattle themselves.
  • explore: Together the two young people worked the land and explored the glorious prairie.

Adjective modifier

  • Canadian: Alec was a real character and left in the early 1900s to farm in the Canadian prairie.
  • vast: Millions of years of wind and water erosion have carved an eerie sight from the vast prairies of western South Dakota.
  • American: Penstemons originated on the North American prairies, so they come in half hardy and fully hardy varieties.
  • open: In the first year some of the cows already in calf gave birth in the open prairie.
  • great: The column swung out into the great dry Karoo prairie.
  • rolling: Hiking is great, lots of space and varying terrain from steep canyons to flat rolling prairie.

Modifies a noun

  • muffin: I think today i have earned a prairie muffin award for my kitchen endeavors!
  • vole: Its crucial role in sexual bonding has been observed by North American scientists studying the prairie vole.
  • dog: The prairie dog is a member of the squirrel family.
  • planting: Inspired by a recent visit to Geilston, Jim and Carole tried their hand at prairie planting behind our decking area.
  • province: Guide to Edmonton Hotels and AB Attractions Edmonton is Alberta's capital, to many Edmonton has the image of being a prairie province.
  • grassland: The ranch is on prairie grassland in north-eastern Colorado about 2 hours from Denver, not far from the Nebraska border.

Noun used with modifier

  • grass: It is now one of the largest remaining areas of short grass prairie in North America.
prairie Quotes

The flower-fed buffalos of the spring In the days of long ago, Ranged where the locomotives sing And the prairie flowers lie low.

—Lindsay, (Nicholas) Vachel