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 show features the prairie and gardens of the museum and growers of historic varieties of produce.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In place of herds of bison thundering across the prairie, there were piles of bones a story high and as much as a hundred feet long.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of prairie
Noun
  • 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
  • The desire to see Russia as singularly the product of its steppe heritage ends up distorting and simplifying this history.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of steppe
Noun
  • The good news is for areas near Denver and the northeastern plains.
    — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That’s what pulled me to the plains of north-central Spain last week.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 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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“Llano.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/llano. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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