steppe
English
/stɛp/
noun
Definitions
- The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savanna.
- A vast cold, dry grass-plain.
Etymology
Derived from German Steppe (steppe) derived from French steppe derived from Russian степь (flat grassy plain).
Origin
Russian
степь
Gloss
flat grassy plain
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- land English
- shrub English
- shrubsteppe English
- steppeland English
- steppelike English
- steppic English
- steppification English
- Grassteppe German
- Steppe German
- Steppenbewohner German
- Steppenfuchs German
- Steppenralle German
- Steppenwaran German
- Steppenwolf German
- Steppenzebra German
- Versteppung German
- steppa Italian
- steppe Dutch, Flemish
- steppe French
- лесостепь Russian
- степной Russian
- степь Russian
- estepa Spanish, Castilian
- stäpp Swedish
- ステップ Japanese
- estepa Catalan, Valencian
- სტეპი Georgian