Steppe - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Steppe :  (noun)

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

Based on WordNet 2.0

Steppe : \Steppe\, n. [Based on 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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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