steppe

English - Turkish

Definition of steppe in English Turkish dictionary: step
steppe land: Bozkır arazi
steppe eagle: bozkır kartalı
steppe d: bozkır d
steppes: bozk

English - English

Definition of steppe in English English dictionary: The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (US) prairie and (African) savannah; More properly, the name given vast cold, dry grass-plains; one of the extensive plains in russia and siberia; An ecoregion, in the montane grasslands and shrublands and temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biomes, characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes; {i} broad grassy plain (especially the plains of southeast Russia and southwest Asia); 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. A vast semiarid grass-covered plain, as found in southeast Europe, Siberia, and central North America. the steppes a large area of land without trees, especially in Russia, Asia, and eastern Europe; Arid land with xerophilous vegetation found in regions of extreme temperature range and loess soil; arid land with vegetation; A large area of land that is usually flat, dry and treeless Originally a Russian word for large expanses of Central Asia; A vegetation zone characterized by grasses, shrubs and few trees; 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; extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia); Russian term for mid-latitude grasslands; Treeless plains of southeastern Europe and Siberia
stepp: {n} an extensive level plain in Asia

steppe

Turkish pronunciation

step

Pronunciation

/ˈstep/ /ˈstɛp/

Etymology

[ 'step ] (noun.) 1671. 1671. From German or French, in turn from Russian степь (step’, “flat grassy plain”) or Ukrainian степ (step). There is no generally accepted earlier etymology, but there is a speculative Old East Slavic reconstruction *сътепь (sъtep’), related to топот (tópot), топтать (toptát’).