the Flint Hills
Regional
- Meaning
- The tallgrass-prairie hill region of east-central Kansas.
- Type
- Regionalism
- Used in
- Kansas
What does “the Flint Hills” mean
The Flint Hills are a band of rolling, rocky tallgrass prairie running through east-central Kansas, one of the last large remnants of tallgrass prairie in North America. Kansans reference 'the Flint Hills' as both a geographic region and a cultural touchstone for ranching and prairie identity. The phrase is a hallmark of Kansas speech and place-naming.
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