plural prairies
: a large, mostly flat area of land in North America that has few trees and is covered in grasses
Millions of buffalo once roamed the prairies.
The train tracks extend over miles of prairie.
—often used before another nounprairie grasses/flowers
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“Prairie.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/prairie. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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