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草原 — 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.
  • meadow noun A grassy field, especially one grown or kept for grazing animals or for cutting as hay.
  • prairie noun A large stretch of flat or gently rolling grassland with very few trees, especially in North America.
  • steppe noun A vast, largely treeless grassland plain, especially in Eastern Europe and Asia.

Senses

草原 is used for these senses in English:

  • grassland An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.
  • meadow A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay.
  • prairie An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.
  • steppe The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. [from 1671]
  • steppe A vast, cold, dry, grassy plain.

meadow — full definition

  1. noun A grassy field, especially one grown or kept for grazing animals or for cutting as hay.
  2. noun Low-lying grassland near a river or coast, often damp or marshy.
  3. verb To grow or manage land as grass for hay.

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