great plain

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatandplain

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great
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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plain
noun
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/
a large area of ...
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(Definition ofgreatandplainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One night he slept in agreatplainwhere there was a large house.
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She also describes the song as being like a horse running through agreatplain.
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Cropping system effects on soil quality in the great plains: synthesis from a regional project.
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Cropping system influences on soil chemical properties and soil quality in the great plains.
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Great plains cropping system studies for soil quality assessment.
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When these communications have been made capitalists can get up into these great plains, and they will be able to send their produce down to the sea.
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This unusual alteration to the otherwise relatively featureless great plains presents a unique habitat that fosters numerous plant and animal species.
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They are master horsemen, living as nomads on the great plains.
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It is an area of great plains and absence of high elevations.
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He imported trees from all over the world in order to test their suitability to create windbreaks and otherwise break up the monotony of the great plains.
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Arnold also studied the works of other authors who set their works in the great plains states.
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