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☆ 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

Posted by anonymous 63 days ago.

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