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pampa

noun

ˈpam-pə

Definition of pampa

as in prairie

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country a folktale about gauchos on the pampas

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Recent Examples of pampa The earthy palette of browns, pampa greens, and guanaco beiges further enhances the collection’s life-in-the-great-outdoors vibe, only occasionally countered with pops of vivid blue and black. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025 Some invasive ornamental grasses include pampas grass, Mexican feather grass, and fountaingrass. — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia CNN — Grasslands — also known as prairies, steppes, pampas or savannas — are home to 25% of the world’s population and all kinds of plants and wildlife, including elephants, rhinos and lions. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024 Use it for fresh buds or a few pampas stems to liven up your living room or sleeping space. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for pampa

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Noun

Vintage finds, including an antique Swedish farm table, sit alongside custom bronze racks, while a swath of grass has been installed along the length of the shopfront window, nodding to the prairies of Wescoat Pound’s native Midwest.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
On the ground, bike riders and hikers pass prairie plants and native grasses laden with early fall seed — little blue stem, yellow prairie grass, goldenrod, whorled milkweed, purple cone flower, common milkweed, coreopsis and others.

— Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of prairie

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The landscape is dry and largely treeless, with canyons and volcanic monoliths periodically interrupting the otherwise unending steppe.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
In many of his shots, the big sky of Ukraine’s fields and steppe swallows the frame.

— Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of steppe

Noun

Filmed on the Mongolian grasslands, the film portrays the chaos of the early days of the Covid pandemic.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
The varied vegetation captured in this false-color image includes grassland, savannas and mopane trees, which appear bright red.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of grassland

Noun

The fires created open, savannah-like forests that were easier to travel through and supported diverse flora and fauna.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
While African savanna elephants are listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the southern African nation of Botswana has a large elephant population estimated at around 130,000, more than any other country.

— Sello Motseta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of savanna

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