Definitions for steppe
stɛpsteppe

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. steppenoun

   extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. steppenoun

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

2. steppenoun

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

3. Etymology: 1671. From or, in turn from степь or степ. There is no generally accepted earlier etymology, but there is a speculative reconstruction *, related to топот, топтать.

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1. steppe

   A steppe is a large, flat or slightly undulating, treeless plain that is characterized by scanty rainfall, extreme temperatures, and grassy vegetation. It is often found in southeastern Europe or Siberia in Asia and is typically used for grazing of animals.

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1. Steppenoun

   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

2. Etymology: [From Russ. stepe, through G. or F. steppe.]

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1. Steppe

   In physical geography, a steppe is 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. The prairie is an example of a steppe, though it is not usually called such. It may be semi-desert, or covered with grass or shrubs or both, depending on the season and latitude. The term is also used to denote the climate encountered in regions too dry to support a forest, but not dry enough to be a desert. The soil is typically of chernozem type. Steppes are usually characterized by a semi-arid and continental climate. Extremes can be recorded in the summer of up to 40 °C and in winter, –40 °C. Besides this huge difference between summer and winter, the differences between day and night are also very great. In the highlands of Mongolia, 30 °C can be reached during the day with sub-zero °C readings at night. The mid-latitude steppes can be summarised by hot summers and cold winters, averaging 250–500 mm of precipitation per year. Precipitation level alone is not what defines a steppe climate, potential evapotranspiration must also be taken into account.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Steppe

   step, n. one of the vast uncultivated plains in the south-east of Europe and in Asia. [Russ. stepe.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STEPPE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Steppe is ranked #22246 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Steppe surname appeared 1,159 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Steppe.
   
   78.5% or 910 total occurrences were White.
   16.6% or 193 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 30 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.2% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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1. • Plain

How to pronounce steppe?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of steppe in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of steppe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of steppe in a Sentence

1. Ashleigh Haruda:

   Previously on the steppe, we have limited evidence for pet keeping, and no evidence yet for domestic cats, however, the people at the city of Dhzankent not only kept this cat, but kept him alive and cared for him.

2. Svetlana Akulova:

   Moscow zoo could not remain on the sidelines of such a magnificent event. Therefore we have decided to name our steppe eagle which hatched over a month ago in honor of Igor Akinfeev.

3. Tori Herridge:

   The authors present several dates for mammoth, woolly rhino, horse and steppe bison that are also substantially younger than the fossil record indicates, which builds a stronger case for late survival across the Arctic than has been made previously.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=steppe
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Steppe
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steppe
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=steppe
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=steppe
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html