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Prairie
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow.
(2):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Prairie'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/prairie.html. 1828.