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- [step]
- /stɛp/
- /step/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [step]
- /stɛp/
Definitions of steppe word
- noun steppe an extensive plain, especially one without trees. 1
- noun steppe The Steppes, the vast grasslands, especially those in the S and E European and W and SW Asian parts of Russia. Kirghiz Steppe. 1
- noun steppe grassy plain without trees 1
- uncountable noun steppe Steppes are large areas of flat grassy land where there are no trees, especially the area that stretches from Eastern Europe across the south of the former Soviet Union to Siberia. 0
- noun steppe an extensive grassy plain usually without trees 0
- noun steppe any of the great plains of SE Europe and Asia, having few trees 0
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Origin of steppe
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < Russian step' or Ukrainian step; ulterior origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Steppe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
steppe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
steppe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for steppe
noun steppe
- campo — level or undulating savanna country, esp in the uplands of Brazil
- campos — a city in E Brazil, in E Rio de Janeiro state on the Paraíba River. Pop: 388 000 (2005 est)
- champaign — an expanse of open level or gently undulating country
- flatland — a region that lacks appreciable topographic relief.
- grassland — an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates.
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