prairie

CEFRB2

/ˈpɹɛə.ɹi/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large open area of grassland with few trees.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A number of places in the United States:, An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama.

Examples

  • Laura Ingalls grew up on the prairie.

  • Nothing but grass was to be seen in the prairie.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpɹeːɹi/
  • /ˈpɹeɹe/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The settlers built their farm on the flat blank where grass grew as far as the eye could see.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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