STEPPE


Meaning of STEPPE in English

/ step; NAmE / noun

[ C , usually pl. , U ] a large area of land with grass but few trees, especially in SE Europe and Siberia :

the vast Russian steppes

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from Russian stepˈ .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.