STEPPE

steppe

(noun) extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

steppe (countable and uncountable, plural steppes)

The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savanna. [from 1671]

A vast cold, dry grass-plain.

Usage notes

Although it may be the steppe biome, one would not normally speak of the steppes of Canada, whereas one would speak of the steppes of Asia or the steppes of Russia.

Anagrams

• Estepp

Source: Wiktionary

Steppe, n. Etym: [From Russ. stepe, through G. or F. steppe.]

Definition: One of the vast plains in Southeastern Europe and in Asia, generally elevated, and free from wood, analogous to many of the prairies in Western North America. See Savanna. Steppe murrain. (Far.) See Rinderpest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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