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prairie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • grassland noun A wide, open area of land covered mainly in grass, with few or no trees.
  • lea noun A meadow or open grassy field, especially in poetic or literary use.
  • meadow noun A grassy field, especially one grown or kept for grazing animals or for cutting as hay.
  • pasture noun Land covered in grass used for grazing livestock.
  • prairie noun A large stretch of flat or gently rolling grassland with very few trees, especially in North America.
  • range noun The full span between the lowest and highest of something, such as values, prices, or distances.

Senses

prairie is used for these senses in English:

  • grassland An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.
  • lea An open field, meadow, pasture.
  • meadow A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay.
  • pasture Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
  • prairie An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.
  • range An area of open, often unfenced, grazing land.

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