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prairie

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of prairie

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
  • you can see for miles in every direction on the prairie
Synonyms of prairie

campo, champaign, down(s), grassland, heath, lea (or ley), llano, moor, pampa, plain, savanna (also savannah), steppe, tundra, veld (or veldt)
Words Related to prairie

field, meadow

floodplain

bottom, bottomland, flat, lowland

plateau, table, tableland, upland

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  1. See words that rhyme with prairie Dictionary: Definition of prairie Spanish Central: Translation of prairie Nglish: Translation of prairie for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of prairie for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about prairie

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