steppe

[ step ]

/ stɛp /

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noun

an extensive plain, especially one without trees.

The Steppes,

the vast grasslands, especially those in the southern and eastern European and western and southwest Asian parts of Russia.
Kirghiz Steppe.

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, steppe

Words nearby steppe

step out, step out of line, stepover, steppage, stepparent, steppe, stepped-up, Steppenwolf, stepper, Steppes, stepping-off place

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Example sentences from the Web for steppe

Eating was almost equally irregular, for the steppe afforded but few opportunities of enjoying a good meal.
The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,|Alexander Michie
Have the fromager of the Cantal hills and the Caussenard of the Lozrien steppe their legends, folklore, songs?
The Roof of France|Matilda Betham-Edwards
A wolf took to flight; occasionally a hare leapt up out of the steppe grass, and locusts flew about noisily.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
The background was a shadowy suggestion of steppe farm-land, unobtrusively implying vast distances of bluish-gray.
The Genius|Margaret Horton Potter

You know my moods too well, I think, not to understand that I have suddenly felt the call of the steppe.
High Noon|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for steppe

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 steppe

steppe

[ stĕp ]

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

单词	steppe
释义	steppe [ step ] / stɛp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR steppe ON THESAURUS.COM noun an extensive plain, especially one without trees. The Steppes, the vast grasslands, especially those in the southern and eastern European and western and southwest Asian parts of Russia. Kirghiz Steppe. 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, steppe Words nearby steppe step out, step out of line, stepover, steppage, stepparent, steppe, stepped-up, Steppenwolf, stepper, Steppes, stepping-off place Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for steppe Eating was almost equally irregular, for the steppe afforded but few opportunities of enjoying a good meal. The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,\|Alexander Michie Have the fromager of the Cantal hills and the Caussenard of the Lozrien steppe their legends, folklore, songs? The Roof of France\|Matilda Betham-Edwards A wolf took to flight; occasionally a hare leapt up out of the steppe grass, and locusts flew about noisily. Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)\|Sven Hedin The background was a shadowy suggestion of steppe farm-land, unobtrusively implying vast distances of bluish-gray. The Genius\|Margaret Horton Potter You know my moods too well, I think, not to understand that I have suddenly felt the call of the steppe. High Noon\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for steppe 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 Words related to steppe grassland, prairie, savanna, plain Scientific definitions for steppe steppe [ stĕp ] A vast, semiarid grassland, as found in southeast Europe, Siberia, and central North America. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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steppe

noun

Origin of steppe

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH steppe

Words nearby steppe

Example sentences from the Web for steppe

British Dictionary definitions for steppe

noun

Word Origin for steppe

Words related to steppe

Scientific definitions for steppe