プレーリー

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English prairie.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) プレ​ーリー [pùréꜜèrìì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [pɯ̟ᵝɾe̞ːɾʲiː]

Noun

プレーリー • (purērī) 

1. prairie

   Synonym: 大草原

   短(たん)草(そう)プレーリー

   tansō purērī

   shortgrass prairie

2. the Great Plains
   • 2011 May 18, “Kanada, kichōna mizutori no seisokuchi hozen no tame purērī no tochi o shutoku [Canada acquires prairie to preserve valuable waterfowl]”, in EIC‎^[2]:

     広(こう)大(だい)なプレーリー（北(ほく)米(べい)の大(だい)草(そう)原(げん)地(ち)帯(たい)）に位(い)置(ち)するこの地(ち)域(いき)は、北(ほく)米(べい)水(みず)鳥(とり)管(かん)理(り)計(けい)画(かく)の活(かつ)動(どう)の対(たい)象(しょう)種(しゅ)であるオナガガモの主(しゅ)要(よう)生(せい)息(そく)地(ち)であり

     Kōdai na purērī (Hokubei no daisōgen chitai) ni ichi suru kono chīki wa, Hokubei mizutori kanri keikaku no katsudō no taishō shu dearu onagagamo no shuyō seisokuchi deari

     Located in the vast Great Plains (North America's grassland area), this region is the main habitat of the northern pintail, which is a target of the North American waterfowl control program