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Added 9 October 2026

prairie

/ˈpɹɛə.ɹi/ noun

Latin root: prātum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prairie at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A treeless grassy plain.

Origin

Borrowed from French prairie, from Old French praerie, from Vulgar Latin *prataria, from Latin prātum (“meadow”) + -aria.

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