English
Etymology
Russ.step/e a grassy plain.
Pronunciation
IPA|/st�p/
Homophones
step
Noun
steppe (steppes)
- The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (US) prairie and (African) savannah.
- More properly, the name given vast cold, dry grass-plains.
#*Grasslands: The Steppe biome is a dry, cold, grassland that is found in all of the continents except Australia and Antarctica. It is mostly found in the USA, Mongolia, Siberia, Tibet and China. There isn't much humidity in the air because Steppe is located away from the ocean and close to mountain barriers. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/steppe.htm - 8k
Usage note: 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.
Translations
Chinese: 乾��, 干��
Croatian: stepa f
German: Steppe f
Greek: Ï�Ï�ÎÏ�α
Italian: steppa f
Japanese: ����
Korean: ���
Russian: ��еп� f (step')
Spanish: estepa f
Swedish: stäpp c, grässlätt c
See also
US prairie
savannah
plain
(South African) veld
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