steppe Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Steppe noun
Etymology
From Russ. stepe, through G. or F. steppe.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913