- plural of prairie.
prairies
Example Sentences
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The marine ecosystem and its habitats - wetland, seagrass beds and marine prairies - support a range of wildlife.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Refinery issues in the Great Lakes and the prairies of Canada fed into significant price increases for those two areas, including the states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
Curling was born in Scotland in the early 16th century but grew up centuries later on the Canadian prairies, where the severe weather, rural landscape and boredom provided fertile ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
The uprooting of prairies across the Great Plains and the Dust Bowl could not have occurred without the massive settler movement triggered by the Homestead Act of 1862.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2025
The deep ruts in the road were frozen and glazed with ice; the wind had a clean sweep across the prairies, a sweep that sometimes seemed about to carry Jethro before it.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
