steppe
[ step ]
/ stɛp /
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noun
an extensive plain, especially one without trees.
The Steppes,
- Also called Eurasian Steppe, Great Steppe . the vast grasslands stretching from Asia to Eastern Europe, bounded on the north by European and Asian Russia and Siberia.
- Kirghiz Steppe.
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Origin of steppe
First recorded in 1665–75; from Russian step' or Ukrainian step; further origin uncertain
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH steppe
step, steppeWords nearby steppe
step out, step out of line, stepover, steppage, stepparent, steppe, stepped-up, Steppenwolf, stepper, Steppes, stepping-off place
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British Dictionary definitions for steppe
steppe
/ (stɛp) /
noun
Word Origin for steppe
C17: from Old Russian step lowland
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Scientific definitions for steppe
steppe
[ stĕp ]
A vast, semiarid grassland, as found in southeast Europe, Siberia, and central North America.
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