PRAIRIE


Meaning of PRAIRIE in English

/ ˈpreəri; NAmE ˈpreri/ noun

[ C , U ] a flat wide area of land in N America and Canada, without many trees and originally covered with grass

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from French , from Old French praerie , from Latin pratum meadow.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.