How to pronounce prairie
American English pronunciation
PRAIR-ee
- IPA
- /ˈpɹɛɹi/
- Syllables
- PRAIR · ee (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What prairie means
A wide, flat stretch of grassland with few trees
In a sentence: Buffalo once roamed across the prairie in huge herds.
Where it comes from: From a French word for a meadow. It goes back to a Latin word for a grassy field.
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