DCHP-2
Prairies DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1 n. pl.
the region of the prairie (def. 2a).
See also: Great Plain(s) prairie (def. 2a) prairie-land
- 1776 (1901) [The Plains, or as the French denominate them, the Prairies, or Meadows, compose an extensive tract of land or country. . . .]
- 1852 Now the life of a Canadian settler . . . is pleasure itself compared with what must be endured in Australia, California, or the Western Prairies.
- 1966 [Manitoba] offered . . . homesteads . . . to all who would try their luck on the empty Prairies.
2 n. pl.
See Prairie Provinces 1952 quote.
See also: Prairie Provinces, the Prairie ((adj.))
- 1907 [Title]
- 1958 [This is the] weather pattern for the Prairies.
- 1965 Proponents of the plan also believe joint action would help the Prairies to counter the industrial incentives being offered by bodies like Quebec's General Investment Corp.
- 1776 (1901) [The Plains, or as the French denominate them, the Prairies, or Meadows, compose an extensive tract of land or country. . . .]