- Land of the Rolling Prairie, the
- Край холмистых прерийНеофициальное прозвище штата [state nickname] Айова [Iowa], отражающее преобладающий в штате пейзаж
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Land of the Rolling Prairie, the
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The Land of the Rolling Prairie — «страна холмистых прерий». Это прозвище штата Айова объясняется тем, что большую часть штата составляют слегка всхолмленные прерии. Стилистически несколько торжественно … Словарь топонимов США
Land of the Rolling Prairie — Iowa … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
prairie — prairielike, adj. /prair ee/, n. 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… … Universalium
The Ozarks — Ozark redirects here. For other uses, see Ozark (disambiguation). Ozark Mountain redirects here. For the wine region, see Ozark Mountain AVA. The Ozarks, Ouachitas, Black Hills, and Sawtooths … Wikipedia
prairie — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French, from Old French praierie, from Vulgar Latin *prataria, from Latin pratum meadow Date: circa 1682 1. land in or predominantly in grass 2. a tract of grassland: as a. a large area of level or rolling … New Collegiate Dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prairie chicken — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prairie clover — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prairie dock — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prairie dog — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prairie falcon — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
