[prair-ee] Pronunciation Key | 1. | an extensive, level or slightly undulating, mostly treeless tract of land in the Mississippi valley, characterized by a highly fertile soil and originally covered with coarse grasses, and merging into drier plateaus in the west. Compare pampas, savanna, steppe. |
| 2. | a tract of grassland; meadow. |
| 3. | (in Florida) a low, sandy tract of grassland often covered with water. |
| 4. | Southern U.S. wet grassland; marsh. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. |
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(prâr'ē) Pronunciation Key
n. An extensive area of flat or rolling, predominantly treeless grassland, especially the large tract or plain of central North America. [French, from Old French praierie, from Vulgar Latin *prātāria, from Latin prāta, meadow.] |
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prairie
| prairie
(prâr'ē) Pronunciation Key
An extensive area of flat or rolling grassland, especially the large plain of central North America.
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Prairie City, OR (city, FIPS 59650) Location: 44.46158 N, 118.70954 W
Population (1990): 1117 (462 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97869
Prairie City, IL (village, FIPS 61548) Location: 40.62060 N, 90.46450 W
Population (1990): 497 (188 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 61470
Prairie City, IA (city, FIPS 64470) Location: 41.59807 N, 93.23537 W
Population (1990): 1360 (526 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50228
Prairie City, SD Zip code(s): 57649
Prairie Grove, AR (city, FIPS 57170) Location: 35.97825 N, 94.31752 W
Population (1990): 1761 (773 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72753
Prairie Farm, WI (village, FIPS 65150) Location: 45.23760 N, 91.98076 W
Population (1990): 494 (207 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54762
Prairie Hill, TX Zip code(s): 76678
Prairie Home, MO (city, FIPS 59726) Location: 38.81494 N, 92.58957 W
Population (1990): 215 (101 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65068
Prairie View, IL Zip code(s): 60069
Prairie View, KS (city, FIPS 57525) Location: 39.83173 N, 99.57294 W
Population (1990): 111 (78 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67664
Prairie Village, KS (city, FIPS 57575) Location: 38.98670 N, 94.63590 W
Population (1990): 23186 (10031 housing units)
Area: 16.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 66208
Prairie Rose, ND (city, FIPS 64320) Location: 46.81730 N, 96.83437 W
Population (1990): 49 (15 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Prairie Ridge, WA (CDP, FIPS 56170) Location: 47.13786 N, 122.14741 W
Population (1990): 8278 (2945 housing units)
Area: 22.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Prairie County, AR (county, FIPS 117) Location: 34.82761 N, 91.55725 W
Population (1990): 9518 (4340 housing units)
Area: 1673.1 sq km (land), 77.2 sq km (water)
Prairie View, TX (city, FIPS 59336) Location: 30.08319 N, 95.98912 W
Population (1990): 4004 (698 housing units)
Area: 18.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Prairie Grove, IL (village, FIPS 61678) Location: 42.28035 N, 88.26645 W
Population (1990): 654 (221 housing units)
Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Prairie County, MT (county, FIPS 79) Location: 46.85343 N, 105.37290 W
Population (1990): 1383 (749 housing units)
Area: 4497.8 sq km (land), 15.6 sq km (water)
Prairie Creek, AR (CDP, FIPS 57125) Location: 36.33886 N, 94.06144 W
Population (1990): 1268 (627 housing units)
Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Prairie Du Chien, WI Zip code(s): 53821
Prairie Du Roche, IL Zip code(s): 62277
Prairie Du Sac, WI Zip code(s): 53578
Prairie du Chien, WI (city, FIPS 65050) Location: 43.04322 N, 91.13996 W
Population (1990): 5659 (2393 housing units)
Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
Prairie du Rocher, IL (village, FIPS 61639) Location: 38.08128 N, 90.09761 W
Population (1990): 540 (228 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Prairie du Sac, WI (village, FIPS 65100) Location: 43.29107 N, 89.72850 W
Population (1990): 2380 (929 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Belle Prairie City, IL (town, FIPS 4793) Location: 38.22315 N, 88.55148 W
Population (1990): 64 (26 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Prairie, MS Zip code(s): 39756
Prairie, AL Zip code(s): 36771
Sun Prairie, WI (city, FIPS 78600) Location: 43.18368 N, 89.23234 W
Population (1990): 15333 (5718 housing units)
Area: 18.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 53590
Fancy Prairie, IL Zip code(s): 62613
East Prairie, MO (city, FIPS 21052) Location: 36.77905 N, 89.38412 W
Population (1990): 3416 (1420 housing units)
Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 63845
Burnt Prairie, IL (village, FIPS 9889) Location: 38.25049 N, 88.25771 W
Population (1990): 71 (39 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62820
Brush Prairie, WA (CDP, FIPS 8465) Location: 45.73140 N, 122.55138 W
Population (1990): 2650 (916 housing units)
Area: 20.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 98606
Blooming Prairie, MN (city, FIPS 6580) Location: 43.86847 N, 93.05446 W
Population (1990): 2043 (785 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55917
Big Prairie, OH Zip code(s): 44611
Pretty Prairie, KS (city, FIPS 57700) Location: 37.78023 N, 98.01973 W
Population (1990): 601 (277 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67570
Rolling Prairie, IN Zip code(s): 46371
Star Prairie, WI (village, FIPS 76825) Location: 45.19831 N, 92.53179 W
Population (1990): 507 (201 housing units)
Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54026
Garden Prairie, IL Zip code(s): 61038
Lester Prairie, MN (city, FIPS 36728) Location: 44.88372 N, 94.03974 W
Population (1990): 1180 (461 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55354
North Prairie, WI (village, FIPS 58400) Location: 42.93718 N, 88.39562 W
Population (1990): 1322 (414 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 53153
La Prairie, MN (city, FIPS 35648) Location: 47.22732 N, 93.49008 W
Population (1990): 438 (181 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55744
Parkers Prairie, MN (city, FIPS 49732) Location: 46.15380 N, 95.32931 W
Population (1990): 956 (439 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56361
La Prairie, IL (village, FIPS 42080) Location: 40.14711 N, 91.00270 W
Population (1990): 68 (34 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62346
Grand Prairie, TX (city, FIPS 30464) Location: 32.69224 N, 97.01665 W
Population (1990): 99616 (38721 housing units)
Area: 177.4 sq km (land), 25.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75050, 75051, 75052
Eden Prairie, MN (city, FIPS 18116) Location: 44.84925 N, 93.45814 W
Population (1990): 39311 (15405 housing units)
Area: 83.9 sq km (land), 7.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55343, 55344, 55346, 55347
Kimball Prairie, MN (city, FIPS 33182) Location: 45.31332 N, 94.30080 W
Population (1990): 690 (269 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Sun Prairie, MT (CDP, FIPS 72380) Location: 47.53692 N, 111.48055 W
Population (1990): 1424 (482 housing units)
Area: 15.4 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Stony Prairie, OH (CDP, FIPS 74832) Location: 41.35130 N, 83.15520 W
Population (1990): 1536 (555 housing units)
Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Pine Prairie, LA (village, FIPS 60495) Location: 30.78290 N, 92.42289 W
Population (1990): 713 (305 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
South Prairie, WA (town, FIPS 66045) Location: 47.13850 N, 122.09184 W
Population (1990): 180 (67 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Fords Prairie, WA (CDP, FIPS 24565) Location: 46.74008 N, 123.00150 W
Population (1990): 2480 (1001 housing units)
Area: 13.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Long Prairie, MN (city, FIPS 38060) Location: 45.97960 N, 94.86301 W
Population (1990): 2786 (1259 housing units)
Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Dardenne Prairie, MO (town, FIPS 18253) Location: 38.75433 N, 90.73206 W
Population (1990): 1769 (593 housing units)
Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Bailey's Prairie, TX (village, FIPS 5288) Location: 29.15344 N, 95.49427 W
Population (1990): 634 (213 housing units)
Area: 19.4 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Grays Prairie, TX (village, FIPS 30752) Location: 32.47248 N, 96.35000 W
Population (1990): 286 (102 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Brice Prairie, WI (CDP, FIPS 9465) Location: 43.93870 N, 91.29970 W
Population (1990): 1031 (326 housing units)
Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Pleasant Prairie, WI (village, FIPS 63300) Location: 42.52405 N, 87.88182 W
Population (1990): 11961 (4347 housing units)
Area: 83.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Prairie
Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains. From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow. 2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow. Prairie chicken (Zo["o]l.), any American grouse of the genus Tympanuchus, especially T. Americanus (formerly T. cupido), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse. Prairie clover (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States. Prairie dock (Bot.), a coarse composite plant (Silphium terebinthaceum) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies. Prairie dog (Zo["o]l.), a small American rodent (Cynomys Ludovicianus) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot. Prairie grouse. Same as Prairie chicken, above. Prairie hare (Zo["o]l.), a large long-eared Western hare (Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack. Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zo["o]l.), a falcon of Western North America (Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown. Prairie hen. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Prairie chicken, above. Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called swamp itch, winter itch. Prairie marmot. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Prairie dog, above. Prairie mole (Zo["o]l.), a large American mole (Scalops argentatus), native of the Western prairies. Prairie pigeon, plover, or snipe (Zo["o]l.), the upland plover. See Plover, n., 2. Prairie rattlesnake (Zo["o]l.), the massasauga. Prairie snake (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless American snake (Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above. Prairie squirrel (Zo["o]l.), any American ground squirrel of the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; -- called also gopher. Prairie turnip (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie. Prairie warbler (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored American warbler (Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white. Prairie wolf. (Zo["o]l.) See Coyote.
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