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steppe

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–noun
1. an extensive plain, esp. one without trees.
2. The Steppes,
a. the vast grasslands, esp. those in the S and E European and W and SW Asian parts of Russia.
b. Kirghiz Steppe.
Origin:
1665–75; < Russ step' or Ukrainian step; ulterior orig. uncert.
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steppe   (stěp)   
n.  A vast semiarid grass-covered plain, as found in southeast Europe, Siberia, and central North America.

[German, from Russian step'.]
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Steppe

Steppe\, n. [From Russ. stepe, through G. or F. steppe.] 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.
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Language Translation for : steppe
Italian: steppa,
German: die Steppe,
Japanese: ステップ
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steppe 
vast treeless plain of southeastern Europe and of Asia, 1671, from Rus. *step', of unknown origin.
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steppe   (stěp)  Pronunciation Key 
A vast, semiarid grassland, as found in southeast Europe, Siberia, and central North America.
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