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llano

noun lla·no \ ˈlä-(ˌ)nō , ˈla- \

Definition of llano

plural llanos
: an open grassy plain in Spanish America or the southwestern U.S.

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Examples of llano in a Sentence

  1. for generations the family has raised cattle on the llanos of the American Southwest

Origin and Etymology of llano

Spanish, plain, from Latin planum — more at 2plain

llano Synonyms

Synonyms

champaign, down(s), grassland, heath, lea (or ley), moor, pampa, plain, prairie, savanna (also savannah), steppe, tundra, veld (or veldt);

Related Words

field, meadow;

floodplain;

bottom, bottomland, flat, lowland;

plateau, table, tableland, upland;

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