Steppes

/ (stɛps) /

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pl n the Steppes

the huge grasslands of Eurasia, chiefly in Ukraine and Russia

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Words nearby Steppes

stepparent, steppe, stepped-up, Steppenwolf, stepper, Steppes, stepping-off place, steppingstone, step rocket, stepsibling, stepsister

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Example sentences from the Web for Steppes

Hence the high price of the celebrated "brick tea," brought across the steppes of Russia.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866|Various
The fauna is not abundant except in large mammals, which are very numerous on the drier steppes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
I have often seen the temperature in the Siberian steppes fall to more than forty degrees below freezing point!
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne
To retreat from these remote steppes in safety to the mountains was indeed a triumph.
Life of Schamyl|John Milton Mackie

Arid and extremely arid land are deserts, and semiarid grasslands generally are referred to as steppes.
Deserts|A. S. Walker

Cultural definitions for Steppes

steppes

[ (steps) ]

Vast grassy plains associated with eastern Russia and Siberia.

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