English Explanatory Dictionary

prairies

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of prairie
name
  1. The Great Plains of North America.
  2. A geographic region of Canada consisting of the Prairie provinces.
  3. A short form of Canadian Prairies (the western grasslands of Canada east of the Rockies and west of the Great Lakes).

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɛəɹiz/

Word forms

prairies the Prairies

Synonyms

Big Sky Country

Related words

Maritimes
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