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Plains

adjective \ˈplānz\

Definition of PLAINS

:  of or relating to North American Indians of the Great Plains or to their culture
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First Known Use of PLAINS

1844

Other Anthropology Terms

ectomorph, ethnography, prehistory, yurt

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29 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Plains
  2. plain
  3. plains cottonwood
  4. Plains Cree
  5. Plains Indian
  6. plains vizcacha
  7. Plains of Abraham
  8. great plains cottonwood
  9. Great Plains
  10. High Plains
  11. White Plains
  12. abyssal plain
  13. alluvial plain
  14. ash plain
  15. baselevel plain
  16. belted coastal plain
  17. coastal plain
  18. delta plain
  19. drift plain
  20. gibber plain
  21. interior plain
  22. outwash plain
  23. ring plain
  24. sand plain
  25. sea plain
  26. stripped plain
  27. till plain
  28. walled plain
  29. wash plain
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