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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for llano
  1. prairie
  2. steppe
  3. plain
  4. pampa
Noun
  • The Los Angeles man was charged with one count of misdemeanor firing timber or prairie lands, which is punishable by up to 6 months in county jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
  • An aerial photo shows a prairie in the Okefenokee Swamp on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of prairie
Noun
  • See dinosaur bones at Flaming Cliffs, ride Mongolian horses across the steppe, stargaze with the on-property astronomer and stay in the luxurious Three Camel Lodge.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Uzbek fans have reveled in the chance to showcase their country and culture, staying behind long after the matches ended to pose for photos as steppe warriors, give away the country's ubiquitous embroidered duppy skullcaps, or just joyously dance to drums.
    — Charles Maynes, NPR, 27 June 2026
Definition of steppe
Noun
  • The record there shows us a circle of 15-foot-high limestone walls with towers and ramparts on a verdant coastal plain, not a desert city of earth and clay.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
  • The shaggy bovines of the plains and boreal forests were nearly hunted to extinction in a frenzy of killing that decimated their population.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 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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