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steppe

noun

ˈstep

Definition of steppe

as in prairie

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country nomads have long grazed yaks on the steppes of Mongolia

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Recent Examples of steppe References to nomads of the Kazakh steppe and local symbolism abound in the label, as seen in the heavy glass bottles recalling nomads’ flasks and decorated with handmade pendants in the form of old coins engraved with the emblem of each fragrance. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026 Those sports are archery, wrestling and bareback horse riding — disciplines that trace directly to the steppe traditions Mongolian culture is built on. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026 Combined, the pair could bring more than 10,000 homes to the once-vacant steppe along the Ada County line. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026 These descendants of Kazakh nomadic herders, who once moved freely across the steppe with their animals, now speak of staying put as a mark of strength rather than constraint. — Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for steppe

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About 60,000 acres of the swamp are shallow, watery prairies covered with grass, sedges and other aquatic plants rooted in thick beds of peat.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Baking There aren’t any Trader Joe’s or Costco warehouses on the prairie, so every sweet treat needed to be made by hand.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2026

Definition of prairie

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From the open-plan sitting room, communal dining room, library or terrace, there are views to catch of the Queen Elizabeth plains and Kazinga channel to the south, and the towering Rwenzori Mountains to the west.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Bayern operate on a different financial plain to even their nearest rivals and have won 13 of the last 14 league titles.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of plain

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Natural Selection’s new-build camp Tawana is set amid Botswana’s Moremi Game Reserve, some 1,900 square miles of grassland and flood plain teeming with antelope and elephants, lions and hippos.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
In Brazil, both the Amazon rainforest and the vast grassland known as the Cerrado have been rapidly transformed through clearing and logging operations into pastures and cropland.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

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But just like on a coral reef or savanna, eliminating predators threw the entire ecosystem out of whack.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2026
Rounding out the top three was Kenya’s Maasai Mara, where sunrise transforms the sprawling savannah into a sea of golden light as majestic wildlife—think lions, elephants, giraffes—roam the plains.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

Definition of savanna

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Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Participants travel by horseback to South American landscapes few people ever reach, from vast valleys and sweeping pampas to ancient lenga forests and high plateaus populated with condors.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026

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