单词 | great plains |
释义 | Great Plainsnouna semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada. Words nearby Great Plainsgreat northern diver, Great oaks from little acorns grow, great organ, Great Ouse, Great Plague, Great Plains, Great Power, great primer, Great Pyrenees, Great Rebellion, Great Red Spot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Great PlainsGreat Plains pl na vast region of North America east of the Rocky Mountains, extending from the lowlands of the Mackenzie River (Canada), south to the Big Bend of the Rio Grande Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Great PlainsGreat Plains Grassland prairie region of North America, extending from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, in Canada, south through the west-central United States into Texas. notes for Great PlainsNow characterized by huge ranches and farms, the Great Plains were long inhabited by Native Americans. notes for Great PlainsIn the 1930s, areas of the Great Plains were known collectively as the Dust Bowl. Poor agricultural practices led to depletion of topsoil, which was blown away in huge dust storms. The area was called the Great American Desert well into the nineteenth century. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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