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Prairies

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n. pl.

the region of the prairie (def. 2a).

See: Great Plain(s),prairie(def. 2a),prairie-land

Quotations

1776

[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.

2n. pl.

See Prairie Provinces 1952 quote.

See: Prairie Provinces, the,Prairie ((adj.))

Quotations

1907

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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.