steppe
noun [C usually plural, U] /step/Definition
› a large area of land with grass but no trees, especially in southeastern Europe, Russia, and northern Asia: These people have lived for centuries on the Russian steppes.Deserts, prairies and wildernesses
(Definition of steppe noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- badlands noun
- common noun (LAND)
- desert noun
- dust bowl noun
- grassland noun
- heath noun
- heathland noun
- meadow noun
- moor noun
- mulga noun
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- scrub noun (PLANTS)
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