llano

noun

ˈlä-(ˌ)nō How to pronounce llano (audio)
Definition of llanonext
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country for generations the family has raised cattle on the llanos of the American Southwest

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  1. prairie
  2. steppe
  3. plain
  4. pampa
Noun
  • The prairies’ clayey soils and other characteristics suppress tree growth, but allow native grasses, wildflowers and other herbaceous plants to thrive.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Radical Change Several decades ago, in the dry prairies of eastern Washington, Pamela Soltis and Douglas Soltis began tracking a polyploidy event.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of prairie
Noun
  • Akiyama landed back on Earth on December 10, 1990, touching down on the steppe of Kazakhstan with cosmonauts Gennadi Manakov and Gennady Strekalov on board Soyuz TM-10.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Kim, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky returned to Earth in December, touching down in their Soyuz on the steppe of Kazakhstan .
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of steppe
Noun
  • This year they've been spotted on the plains more than an hour's drive east of Colorado Springs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This year they’ve been spotted on the plains more than an hour’s drive east of Colorado Springs.
    — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of plain
Noun
  • Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • Participants travel by horseback to South American landscapes few people ever reach, from vast valleys and sweeping pampas to ancient lenga forests and high plateaus populated with condors.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Definition of pampa
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