Steppes
noun
1.
an extensive plain, especially one without trees.
2.
The Steppes,
the vast grasslands, especially those in the S and E European and W and SW Asian parts of Russia.
Kirghiz Steppe.
Kirghiz Steppe
noun
1.
a steppe in Kazakhstan.
plural noun the Steppes
1.
the huge grasslands of Eurasia, chiefly in Ukraine and Russia
2.
another name for Kyrgyz Steppe
Kirghiz Steppe
noun
1.
a variant spelling of Kyrgyz Steppe
noun
1.
(often pl) an extensive grassy plain usually without trees Compare prairie, pampas
steppe
(stěp)
A vast, semiarid grassland, as found in southeast Europe, Siberia, and central North America.
steppes [(steps)]
Vast grassy plains associated with eastern Russia and Siberia.
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