Plains
(British India, with "the") The lowland regions of India from which colonial administrators and their families relocated to higher-elevation hill stations with cooler climates during the summer months
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MAF continues Wind Advisory valid at May 5, 10:00 AM MDT for Central Lea County, Eddy County Plains, Northern Lea County, Southern Lea County [NM] and Eastern Culberson County [TX] till May 5, 8:00 PM MDT Link
A comprehensive review of decades of data indicates deep-sea mining can cause long-lasting impacts on abyssal plains, while effects on hydrothermal vents remain largely unknown. doi.org/hb2j58
got dumped on Princess Peach - Ladida Plains 2, hbu?
I suggest that instead of recognizing corporations as citizens, we colonists join with the indigenous people of this great nation to proclaim personhood for rivers, mountains, valleys, plains , prairies, etc.,
WEST PLAINS MO May 4 Climate: High: 79 Low: 58 Precip: 0.0" Snow: Missing Link
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(British India, with "the") The lowland regions of India from which colonial administrators and their families relocated to higher-elevation hill stations with cooler climates during the summer months.
“A comprehensive review of decades of data indicates deep-sea mining can cause long-lasting impacts on abyssal plains, while effects on hydrothermal vents remain largely unknown. doi.org/hb2j58”
— Bluesky· May 2026“got dumped on Princess Peach - Ladida Plains 2, hbu?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I suggest that instead of recognizing corporations as citizens, we colonists join with the indigenous people of this great nation to proclaim personhood for rivers, mountains, valleys, plains , prairies, etc.,”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I just woke up 😪 I'm 100% streaming today just not at noon because I need time to eat, have a coffee, and not be drowsy af so give me like an hour or so Disney Dreamlight Valley (Star Wars/Tatooine build in the Plains) and then some Lego Star Wars btw”
— Bluesky· May 2026““Whether you’re from Detroit streets or Nebraska plains, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots. One flag. One God. One unstoppable America. Your voice will never be ignored again. We will Make America Great Again! 🇺🇸””
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US, with "the") The Great Plains region of North America.
"Plains" means: The Great Plains region of North America.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"Plains" means: The Great Plains region of North America.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“MAF continues Wind Advisory valid at May 5, 10:00 AM MDT for Central Lea County, Eddy County Plains, Northern Lea County, Southern Lea County [NM] and Eastern Culberson County [TX] till May 5, 8:00 PM MDT Link”
— Bluesky· May 2026“WEST PLAINS MO May 4 Climate: High: 79 Low: 58 Precip: 0.0" Snow: Missing Link”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The project is the latest point of tension between tribes and mining interests in the lush pine-covered Black Hills, which encompass over 1.2 million acres, rising from the Great Plains in southwest South Dakota and extending into Wyoming.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“WEST PLAINS MO May 4 Climate Report: High: 79 Low: 58 Precip: 0.0" Snow: Missing at Tue, 05 May 2026 07:01:53 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(chiefly, British, South Asia, Myanmar) In South and Southeast Asia, a small community located at a relatively high elevation which serves as a retreat or vacation location during the hot summers; historically, a village or military post so used by colonial officials.
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(South Africa) The country, the countryside.
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(India, mostly, in the plural) Any of the flat valleys lying parallel to the base of the Himalayas, and between the rise of that mountain mass and the low tertiary ranges known as the sub-Himalayan or Sivalik Hills, or rather between the interior and exterior of these ranges.
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(South Africa) A plain.