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plain

noun [C] (LAND)
 
 
/pleɪn/ (also plains [plural])

Definition

a large area of flat land: the coastal plain High mountains rise above the plain.Deserts, prairies and wildernesses
(Definition of plain noun (LAND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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