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German
Etymology
Borrowed from American English prairie, from French prairie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɛ(ː)ˈʁiː/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /pʁeːˈʁiː/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Prä‧rie
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
Prärie f (genitive Prärie, plural Prärien)
- prairie
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Prärie” in Duden online
- “Prärie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache