steppe

[ step ]
/ stɛp /
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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.

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

Words related to steppe

grassland, prairie, savanna, plain

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British Dictionary definitions for steppe

steppe
/ (stɛp) /

noun

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

Word Origin for steppe

C17: from Old Russian step lowland

Scientific definitions for steppe

steppe
[ stĕp ]

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