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The definition of a prairie is a large open area of grassland.

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Large flat open areas of grass in South Dakota or Kansas are examples of a prairie.

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noun

a large area of level or slightly rolling grasslands, esp. one in the Mississippi Valley

Origin: 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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noun

An extensive area of flat or rolling, predominantly treeless grassland, especially the large tract or plain of central North America.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French praierie

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *prātāria

Origin: , from Latin prāta, meadow

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