Definitions
extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)
Word origin
From German Steppe or French steppe, in turn from Russian степь (stepʹ, “flat grassy plain”) or Ukrainian степ (step). There is no generally accepted earlier etymology, but there is a speculative Old East Slavic reconstruction *сътепь (sŭtepĭ, “trampled place, flat, bare”), related to топот (topot), топтать (toptatĭ).
Used in a sentence
“Nevertheless be it remarked, that even a Russian steppe has tumuli and gold ornaments […]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Treeless plain”6 letters
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