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llano

noun

ˈlä-(ˌ)nō

Definition of llano

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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With its setting in the fictional prairie town of Saint-Legal, the film takes inspiration from Ng’s small-town Alberta upbringing.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
On Sunday, the American pope celebrated Mass before some 150,000 people — many in wheelchairs — on the prairie next to Lourdes’ main basilica.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of prairie

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The last person to see them alive Hundreds of miles from the snow and ice of the Himalaya, a modest house in the plains of India’s Punjab state holds memories of the last hours of Morup’s life.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
These arid plains dotted with date palms were once full of natural lakes and lush pastures on which local inhabitants roamed and grazed their livestock.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

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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

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