Dictionary

prairie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹɛə.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɹeɹe/ (Scotland)
• /ˈpɹɛəɹi/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
• /ˈpɹɜːɹɪ/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
• /ˈpɹeɹɪ/ (Scotland)
• prârʹē (US)
• /ˈpɹeəɹi/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɹiəɹi/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
• /ˈpɹeːɹi/ (Australia)
• [ˈpɹɛɹi] Mary–marry–merry merger

Etymology

Borrowed from French prairie, from Old French praerie, from Vulgar Latin *prataria, from Latin prātum (“meadow”) + -aria.

Meanings

1. An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.
   • It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:

Forms

Coordinates

savanna · pampa · steppe

Deriveds

prairie gentian · prairie turnip · prairie sunflower · syn. Psoralea esculenta) · prairie fleabane · queen-of-the-prairie · Prairie School · soda prairie · prairie chicken · prairie vole · prairie warbler · prairie-breaking · prairie wolf · prairie madness · prairie shrew · creeping white prairie aster · virgin prairie · prairie rattlesnake · prairie hen · tall-grass prairie · prairie schooner · Prairie Cree · prairie smoke · trembling prairie · prairie pothole · prairie coneflower · prairie dock · prairie nigger · prairie bottom · urban prairie · prairie willow · prairie crabapple · prairie thistle · prairie plow · prairie plum · Pleasant Prairie · prairie fowl · prairie cordgrass · prairie apple · prairie berry · prairie deer mouse · Prairie State · prairiedom · prairie fox · prairie golden aster · prairie false-dandelion · prairie anemone · prairie pigeon · prairie sage · prairie wake-robin · Attwater's prairie chicken · prairie clover · prairie white-fringed orchid · prairie skirt · Portage la Prairie · prairie crab apple · prairie trefoil · white prairie aster · queen of the prairie · prairie owl · prairie-breaker · prairie gourd vine · lesser prairie chicken · prairie snake · tallgrass prairie · prairie kingsnake · prairie rocket · prairie snipe · prairie banana · prairie pine · prairie pasqueflower · prairie lizard · prairie cock · prairie hare · prairie squirrel · prairie climate · Prairie du Chien · prairie goose · prairie plough · greater prairie chicken · prairie lake · Dell Prairie · prairie conjunctivitis · prairie-formation · pomme de prairie · prairie burdock · prairie oyster · prairie potato · Canadian Prairies · prairie lily · prairie grass pink · prairie button snakeroot · prairie vetchling · prairie soil · prairie wagon · prairie white-fringed orchis · prairie mallow · prairie rose · prairie bitters · prairie trillium · prairie dog · prairie hawk · prairie pointers · coastal prairie · prairie sagewort · prairie ship · dry-mesic prairie · prairie falcon · prairie wool · prairie bean · Prairie Spy · prairie crocus · Eden Prairie · prairie grouse · prairieland · prairie cocktail · restored prairie · prairie fairy · prairie-renovator · Prairie style · Gunnison's prairie dog · prairie gourd · prairie alligator · prairie rent · prairie restoration · Prairie City · prairie loo · prairie coal · shaking prairie · smooth prairie star · prairie clipper · prairie squint · prairie stream · prairie skink · Long Prairie · prairie lotus · prairie ware · prairie cupgrass · prairie plover · prairie bird's-foot trefoil · short-grass prairie · prairie-buster · prairie dropseed · prairie goldenrod · prairie chicken dance · camas prairie · Spring Prairie · Prairie County · prairie buffalo · prairie crab · Prairie Village · prairie hognose snake · prairie rattler · prairie orchid · prairie mole cricket · Prairie Creek · purple prairie clover · prairie ragwort · prairie value · prairie brant · prairie pea · salt prairie · prairied · prairie star · prairie itch · prairie marmot · prairie aster · prairie phase · California coastal prairie · prairie mimosa · prairie meet · Silicon Prairie · Prairie Provinces · prairie-fire · Prairie Grove

Relateds

prairillon · Prairial

Translations (58)

nv halgai (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · oj mashkode (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · ja プレーリー (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · ast campera (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · ln esobe (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · ja 草原 (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · fi preeria (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · crk ᐸᐢᑳᐧᐤ (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · hu préri (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · bni esobe (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · pdt Spap (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · cy paith (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · pdt Präarie (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · chy tóhtoo'e (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · ko 초원 (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · nn prærie (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · nb prærie (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · crk ᒪᐢᑯᑌᐤ (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · ru пре́рия (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · osa 𐓳𐓟𐓸𐓟 hcexé (HCexe) (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · be прэ́рыя (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · ko 프레리 (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · he עֲרָבָה (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · hi प्रेरी (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · et preeria (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · oma bahóⁿhoⁿ (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · mia mahkoteewi (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · ast pradera (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · cs prérie (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · lkt thíŋta (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · ast pradería (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · tr step (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · mk прерија (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · bg пре́рия (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · pt pradaria (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · unm xinkhòkihakàn (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · lt prerija (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · fr prairie (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · sk préria (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · gl pradaría (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · sh пре̑рија (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · uk пре́рія (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · tr bozkır (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · ro prerie (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · cmn 草原 (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · de Prärie (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · da prærie (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · chr ᎢᎪᏗ (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · oc pradariá (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · vi thảo nguyên (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · it prateria (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · ca praderia (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · pt prado (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · kk дала (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · pl preria (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · es pradera (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · sh prȇrija (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland) · sv prärie (An extensive area of relatively flat grassland)