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scrubland
English
Etymology
scrub +? land
Noun
scrubland (countable and uncountable, plural scrublands)
- A plant community characterized by scrub vegetation, consisting of low shrubs, mixed with grasses, herbs, and geophytes.
- The scrubland I'd be crossing looked desolate, but at least it wasn't a desert.
Synonyms
- heathland
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prairie
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French prairie.
Pronunciation
- (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA(key): /?p????i/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): [?p???i]
- Rhymes: -???i
Noun
prairie (plural prairies)
- An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.
Derived terms
Related terms
- Prairial
- prairillon
Translations
Coordinate terms
- pampa
- savanna
- steppe
Further reading
- prairie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English prairie, from French prairie, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French praerie, from Latin pratum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pr??.ri/, /?pr?.ri/
- Hyphenation: prai?rie
Noun
prairie f (plural prairies)
- prairie [from ca. 1830s]
- 1831, James Fenimore Cooper, De prairie, of Grazige woestijn van Noord-Amerika, vol. 1, tr. from English, A. & J. Honkoop (publ.), page 339.
- 1831, James Fenimore Cooper, De prairie, of Grazige woestijn van Noord-Amerika, vol. 1, tr. from English, A. & J. Honkoop (publ.), page 339.
Derived terms
- prairiegras
- prairiehond
- prairie-indiaan
- prairiepaard
- prairiewolf
Related terms
- prairial
- prieel
French
Etymology
From Old French praerie, from Latin pratum (“meadow”) + -aria, -arium. See also pré and -erie. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.?i/
Noun
prairie f (plural prairies)
- meadow, grassland, pasture, prairie
Derived terms
- chien de prairie
Further reading
- “prairie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- périrai, prierai, riperai
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