Meaning
prairie, grassland
- a large expanse of flat or rolling grassland, especially in North America
- wide open grassland or steppe
In a sentence
I cavalli correvano liberi attraverso l'immensa prateria.
The horses ran freely across the immense prairie.
Il vento soffiava incessante sulle erbe dorate della prateria.
The wind blew ceaselessly over the golden grasses of the prairie.
Molte specie di uccelli nidificano nella prateria durante la primavera.
Many bird species nest in the grassland during the spring.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| prateria | feminine · singular |
| praterie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Derived from 'prato' (meadow) with the collective suffix '-eria'.
- Plural is 'praterie'.