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steppe

[step] / stɛp /
NOUN
large plain
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The region, made up of mountains surrounded by a desert steppe, receives just over 100 millimeters of annual rainfall, classifying it as an desert.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Kazakhstan recently moved to declare its official history as one connected not to Russia or the Soviet Union but to the Golden Horde steppe empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In addition, they have identified several nearby burial grounds and short-term camps dating to the same period, which could offer further clues about social life, mobility, and belief systems in the ancient steppe.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2025

Federal officials designated the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory, a remote area spanning sagebrush steppe and pinyon pine forest east of Mono Lake.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Khazaria, Babulya said, had been a great kingdom at its end, but its people had begun as steppe warriors.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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