Prärie

See also: praerie and prærie

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French prairie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʀɛ(ː)ˈʀiː/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /pʀeːˈʀiː/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Prä‧rie
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Prärie f (genitive Prärie, plural Prärien)

1. prairie

Derived terms

• Präriegras
• Präriehund
• Prärieindianer
• Präriewolf

Further reading

• “Prärie” in Duden online
• “Prärie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache