steppe

CEFRB2

/stɛp/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large flat area of grassland with few trees.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A vast, cold, dry, grassy plain.

Examples

  • The dawn surprised the travelers in the confines of the desert steppe.

  • The trio parachuted to Earth in the steppe of Kazakhstan.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia.

More examples

In context

  • The leveret runs in the steppe.

  • Nevertheless be it remarked, that even a Russian steppe has tumuli and gold ornaments […]

Quick test

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The vast grassy plain in Russia is called a blank and has very little rainfall.

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Origin

noun

From German Steppe or French steppe, in turn from Russian степь (stepʹ, “flat grassy plain”) or Ukrainian степ (step). There is no generally accepted earlier etymology, but there is a speculative Old East Slavic reconstruction *сътепь (sŭtepĭ, “trampled place, flat, bare”), related to топот (topot), топтать (toptatĭ).