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  1. Plainsnoun

    The Great Plains region of North America.

Wikipedia

  1. plains

    In geography, a plain, commonly known as flatland, is a flat expanse of land with a layer of grass that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands. Plains are one of the major landforms on earth, being present on all continents and covering more than one-third of the world's land area. Plains in many areas are important for agriculture. There are various types of plains and biomes on them.

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  1. Plains

    Plains is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. The population was 776 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Anagrams for plains »

  1. lapins

  2. spinal

  3. splain

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of plains in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of plains in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of plains in a Sentence

  1. Premier Mike Baird:

    After careful consideration, the NSW Government has determined that coal mining under these highly fertile black soil plains... poses too great a risk for the future of this food-bowl and the underground water sources that support it.

  2. Richard Hewston:

    For example, in India and Pakistan, to some extent, there are building codes in place but they are very weakly implemented. You see construction going on, on the sides of landslide-prone mountains or in flood plains, in theory, there's urban planning.

  3. Monica Garrett:

    Cloud cover will be widespread across the Great Lakes and Midwest, stretching into the Central Plains for overnight into Wednesday morning.

  4. Weather Service:

    Snow to spread from Southern Plains to Central Appalachians ; thunderstorms possible over southern Texas today.

  5. Warning Meteorologist Eddie Walker:

    Severe thunderstorms are expected a bit farther north across the northern High Plains on Monday, again with damaging winds and large hail being the main impacts, some spots of flash flooding cannot be ruled out, though.

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