Prairies

//ˈpɹɛəɹiz// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of prairie form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Great Plains of North America.
  2. 2
    A geographic region of Canada consisting of the Prairie provinces.
  3. 3
    A short form of Canadian Prairies (the western grasslands of Canada east of the Rockies and west of the Great Lakes).

Synonyms

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big sky countrybig sky countryblack beltcanadian prairiescanadian prairiescorn belt

Example

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"There are no inhabitants of this land of despair. A band of Pawnees or of Blackfeet may occasionally traverse it in order to reach other hunting-grounds, but the hardiest of the braves are glad to lose sight of those awesome plains, and to find themselves once more upon the prairies."

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canadian prairiesgreat plainsprairie provinces

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