1
: one of the vast usually level and treeless tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia
2
: arid land with xerophilous vegetation found usually in regions of extreme temperature range and loess soil
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nomads have long grazed yaks on the steppes of Mongolia
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Deep in the sagebrush steppe of southeast Idaho on December 20, 1951, a team of nuclear physicists gathered around four 200-watt lightbulbs dangling from a slack wire.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
But that factor, so present for so long in world history, disappeared first with Czar’s troops overrunning the steppes of Central Asia in the late 1700s.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Some of the bones may date to a period 3800 to 3500 years ago, around the time that Yamnaya pastoralists from the steppes, once called Aryans, are thought to have migrated to India.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
An invasive species called Hedge Parsley has made its way to Austin from the steppes of Asia, where the plant is native.
—Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 9 July 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
But that factor, so present for so long in world history, disappeared first with Czar’s troops overrunning the steppes of Central Asia in the late 1700s.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Some of the bones may date to a period 3800 to 3500 years ago, around the time that Yamnaya pastoralists from the steppes, once called Aryans, are thought to have migrated to India.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
An invasive species called Hedge Parsley has made its way to Austin from the steppes of Asia, where the plant is native.
—Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 9 July 2024
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“Steppe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steppe. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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steppe
noun
: land in regions of wide temperature range (as in southeastern Europe and parts of Asia) that is dry, usually rather level, and covered with grass
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