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prairillon

[ prey-ril-yuh n, pruh-ril-uh n ]

/ preɪˈrɪl yən, prəˈrɪl ən /

noun Obsolete.

a small prairie.

Words nearby prairillon

prairie wake-robin, prairie warbler, prairie wolf, prairie, the, prairie-dogging, prairillon, praise, praise god, from whom all blessings flow, praise to the skies, praiseworthy, prajadhipok

Origin of prairillon

1795–1805, Americanism; probably < North American French, diminutive of French prairie prairie

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