prairie
Translation
prairie, grassland
Examples
Bison once roamed the American prairie.
Bison once roamed the American prairie.
The house was built on the open prairie.
The house was built on the open prairie.
Grammar Patterns
on the prairie in or on a large open area of grassland They lived on the prairie.
Similar Words
Synonyms: grassland, savanna, steppe
Etymology
From French 'prairie' meaning 'meadow', which comes from the Latin 'pratum' (meadow).
Memory Tips
Picture a vast, flat land where you might 'pray' for rain – a 'prairie'. It's a large open area of grassland.