steppe

noun/stɛp/

Frequency rank: #15,349 most common English word

Meaning

a large, flat, treeless grassland found in parts of Europe and Asia.

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Example sentence

The nomads traveled across the vast steppe on horseback, searching for fresh grazing land.

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