Steppe

Word STEPPE
Character 6
Hyphenation steppe
Pronunciations /stɛp/

Definitions and meanings of "Steppe"

What do we mean by steppe?

A vast semiarid grass-covered plain, as found in southeast Europe, Siberia, and central North America. noun

In phytogeography, xerophilous grassland. This formation as met, with at high elevations is distinguished as alpine steppe. noun

A more or less level tract devoid of trees: a name given to certain parts of European and Asiatic Russia, of which the most characteristic feature is the absence of forests. noun

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. noun

See Rinderpest. noun

The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (US) prairie and (African) savannah. noun

More properly, the name given vast cold, dry grass-plains. noun

Extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) noun

The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savanna.

A vast cold, dry grass-plain.

Noun (German, from Russian step') 1. Specifically, the temperate, semiarid areas of treeless grassland in the midlatitudes of Europe and Asia; more generally, any such grassland. 2. Any locale which can be accurately described only as an abomination (See Pittsburgh). The steppe is sometimes detested because it contains an extra "p" and "e" within the spelling. More often, however, the steppe is reviled because it contributes absolutely nothing of value to the world. Urban Dictionary

A drunk person. Urban Dictionary

Noun (German, from Russian step') 1. Specifically, the temperate, semiarid areas of treeless grassland in the midlatitudes of Europe and Asia; more generally, any such grassland. 2. Any locale which can be accurately described only as an abomination (See Pittsburgh). The steppe is sometimes detested because it contains an extra "p" and "e" within the spelling. More often, however, the steppe is reviled because it contributes absolutely nothing of value to the world. Urban Dictionary

Used to insult Turco-Mongol people from the fact they used to and live at the steppes, just like sand nigger for Arabs and snow nigger for white people. Urban Dictionary

The act of riding into a town or village on horseback and kidnapping a young woman in order to make her your bride. Urban Dictionary

Racist term for people who live on the Eurasian steppe. They are called this because they are incredibly violent invasive and domineering and frequently invade the rest of the planet. The best example of this are Indo Europeans. Urban Dictionary

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Synonyms and Antonyms for Steppe

The word "steppe" in example sentences

With its famous black soil, the Ukrainian steppe is one of the most fertile regions in world but the legacy of Soviet collectivisation means agriculture is not as efficient as in other countries. ❋ Zoe Wood (2010)

The word steppe, or step, is Russian, and not Tartarian. ❋ Unknown (1851)

Generally, the steppe is a transitional belt surrounding the desert and separating it from humid climates beyond. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The steppe was a vast plain that shone with ponds and corkscrew rivers and evoked a wistful sadness. ❋ Smith, Martin Cruz, 1942- (2004)

It is a great chalky plateau, and might almost be called a steppe or prairie. ❋ Alexander Maclaren (1868)

The one major geographic feature other than the steppe are the Tien Shan mountains, a range that divides Central Asia from South Asia and China. ❋ Deepsand (2010)

The collembolan Vertagopus brevicaudus a "steppe" species; bbizonal steppe and tundra species; cthis group characterizes the southern tundra subzone; dthis group is relatively small, but is valuable in subdividing the tundra zone into subzones. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The potential natural vegetation is mostly sagebrush steppe which is distinct from that of the surrounding ecoregions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the higher plateau, the vegetation comprises different steppe types depending on edaphic factors, such as steppe of Stipa tenacissima in the sides of the Atlas and glacis with argilo-sandy soils; steppe of Artemisia "Herba alba" in the glacis and depressions that are silty; steppe of Lygeum spartum which follows sandy accumulations. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Evidence suggests that a kind of steppe-forest with scattered trees and more extensive grasses may have once occupied much of this area, but centuries of grazing and fuel-wood collection have changed its ecological character. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The climate is considered "steppe", being similar to tropical savanah. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Usage: Definition 1. The world's largest zone of all steppes, often referred to as "The Great [Steppe]", is found in southwest Russia and neighboring countries in Central Asia, stretching from Ukraine in the west to the [Ural] Mountains and the [Caspian] Sea. Definition 2. Douchebag 1: Why do you hate the [steppe] so much? Douchebag 2: Because man, what has the fucking steppe ever done for me? And why, in god's name, does it have an extra p and an extra e at the end? Fucking steppe... ❋ S.Q. Becker (2008)

[that girl] is a stepp. ❋ Lee-shul (2009)

Definition 1- The world's largest zone of all steppes, often referred to as "The Great [Steppe]", is found in southwest Russia and neighboring countries in Central Asia, stretching from Ukraine in the west to the [Ural] Mountains and the [Caspian] Sea. Definition 2- Douchebag 1: Why do you hate the [steppe] so much? Douchebag 2: Because man, what has the fucking steppe ever done for me? And why, in god's name, does it have an extra p and an extra e at the end? Fucking steppe... ❋ Pirate Becker (2008)

[Random dude] : Look at that [Turk] he's a [steppe nigger]. ❋ Username1840284 (2019)

"If I were born a [Cossack], I would have at least had a [steppe wedding] [by now]." ❋ Mr. Door (2011)

The [Indo] European [steppe] niggers swept out from the [Caspian] Sea and conquered the earth. ❋ Kenneth Flatley (2020)

[Jordon] stepps new [album] is [fire] ❋ You Don't Need A Know (2020)

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