steppe

[ step ]
/ stɛp /

noun

an extensive plain, especially one without trees.
The Steppes,
  1. the vast grasslands, especially those in the S and E European and W and SW Asian parts of Russia.
  2. Kirghiz Steppe.

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Origin of steppe

1665–75; < Russian step' or Ukrainian step; ulterior origin uncertain

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH steppe

step steppe

Words nearby steppe

stepmother, stepney, stepover, steppage, stepparent, steppe, stepped-up, steppenwolf, stepper, steppes, stepping stone

Definition for steppes (2 of 2)

Kirghiz Steppe

noun

a steppe in Kazakhstan.
Also called The Steppes.
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Words related to steppes

grassland, prairie, savanna, plain

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British Dictionary definitions for steppes (1 of 3)

Steppes
/ (stɛps) /

pl n the Steppes

the huge grasslands of Eurasia, chiefly in Ukraine and Russia
another name for Kyrgyz Steppe

British Dictionary definitions for steppes (2 of 3)

Kirghiz Steppe

noun

a variant spelling of Kyrgyz Steppe

British Dictionary definitions for steppes (3 of 3)

steppe
/ (stɛp) /

noun

(often plural) an extensive grassy plain usually without treesCompare prairie, pampas

Word Origin for steppe

C17: from Old Russian step lowland
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for steppes

steppe
[ stĕp ]

A vast, semiarid grassland, as found in southeast Europe, Siberia, and central North America.
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Cultural definitions for steppes

steppes
[ (steps) ]

Vast grassy plains associated with eastern Russia and Siberia.

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