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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'
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
steppe
vast treeless plain of southeastern Europe and of Asia, 1671, from Rus.
*step',
of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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