steppe
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- noun
- /ˈstɛp/
- Here, the rolling steppe had turned hilly, trapping water and allowing the trees to grow.
- sagebrush steppe
- shortgrass steppe
- steppe grassland
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Watch on YouTubePeople on the western EUR Asian steppe domesticated horses.
- People on the western EUR Asian steppe domesticated horses.
- No track could lead him farther from the steppe.
- And you're like dude, the horse Archers of the steppe have been a problem for millennias.
- These might come as Norse longswords, Byzantine shortswords or curved steppe Sabres for ranged combat.
Examples
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Campfires were springing up, flickering flames to cast back the shadows dotting the steppe from horizon to horizon.
Fiction book (1990) -
Nomadic cultures on the steppes did not have the leisure time or fixed bases needed to build wheeled vehicles.
Academic text (2004) -
From the ancient steppes of Russia, ladies and gentlemen...
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So that gives you the steppe climates of of Kenya, for example.
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Generally speaking, the northern Sahil region features hot semi desert and steppe conditions.
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I hired a caravan to cross the Russian steppes.
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People on the western EUR Asian steppe domesticated horses.
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To the west, undulating steppe stretched endlessly under a bright, boiling lead sky.
Fiction book (2000) -
The Mamutoi were primarily hunters of the open steppes; fishing was only an occasional activity.
Fiction book (1990) -
The vast steppe stretched out before us, covered in tall grass and wildflowers.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large flat area of land with few trees
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3.2
A large flat area covered in tall grasses with very few trees
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3.5
A large open area of grass where animals graze
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2.7
An open area covered mainly with grass where animals live or graze
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6.6
Land with natural plants where animals like cattle graze
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Etymology
The word steppe comes from the Russian word step', which means 'plain' or 'open land'. So, a steppe is a large, treeless grassland, like the vast plains of Siberia and eastern Europe.