1
: one of the vast usually level and treeless tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia
2
: arid land with xerophilous vegetation found usually in regions of extreme temperature range and loess soil
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nomads have long grazed yaks on the steppes of Mongolia
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In 1974, Soviet scientists fired rockets from the steppes of Kazakhstan into the upper atmosphere.
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Carl Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
The new population comes from the steppes of a different location: between the North Caucasus Mountains and the lower Volga.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
The new study presents strong genetic evidence linking Indo-European origins to the steppe.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
But what exactly is that? Steppe ancestry refers to the Pontic-Caspian steppes located north of the Black and Caspian Seas.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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Carl Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
The new population comes from the steppes of a different location: between the North Caucasus Mountains and the lower Volga.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
The new study presents strong genetic evidence linking Indo-European origins to the steppe.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
But what exactly is that? Steppe ancestry refers to the Pontic-Caspian steppes located north of the Black and Caspian Seas.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for steppe
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“Steppe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steppe. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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steppe
noun
: land in regions of wide temperature range (as in southeastern Europe and parts of Asia) that is dry, usually rather level, and covered with grass
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