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lla·no

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–noun, plural -nos

Audio Help [-nohz; Sp. -naws] Pronunciation Key. (in the southwestern U.S. and Spanish America)

an extensive grassy plain with few trees.

[Origin: 1605–15; < Sp: a plain < L plānus plain¹

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n. pl. lla·nos
A large, grassy, almost treeless plain, especially one in Latin America.

[Spanish, plain, from Latin plānum, from neuter of plānus, level; see pelə-² in Indo-European roots.]

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llano

1613, Amer.Sp., "prairie," from Sp. llano "plain, even, level, smooth," ult. from L. planum "plain," from planus "smooth" (see plane (1)). Hence, llanero "a Latin-American cowboy" (1878), lit. "plainsman."

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llano
noun
an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)

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Llano County, TX (county, FIPS 299) Location: 30.70518 N, 98.68490 W
Population (1990): 11631 (9773 housing units)
Area: 2421.3 sq km (land), 81.3 sq km (water)

Llano, TX (city, FIPS 43144) Location: 30.75134 N, 98.67390 W
Population (1990): 2962 (1437 housing units)
Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)

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Llano

Lla"no\, n.; pl. Llanos. [Sp., plain even, level. See Plain.] An extensive plain with or without vegetation. [Spanish America]

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