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What does steppe mean?

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Noun
  1. The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savannah. [from 1671]
  2. More properly, the name given vast cold, dry grass-plains.
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These wrens breed in rocky habitats, such as canyons, coulees, outcroppings, and talus slopes in the steppe and dry forests.
Presumably it represents a steppe bison, a species that was relatively common in the Yukon and Alaska during the Mid-Wisconsinan interstadial.
Last year, with a third world Championship under her belt, Louise gave it all up to share her moments of flight with Crossack, her steppe eagle.
Down I rode from the Black Sea steppe to wreak vengeance on the men of Athens.
Its site on the over-farmed and eroded steppe guarantees frequent dust storms, howling winds and icy winters.
The steppe belongs to no one: everyone finds a place and leaves it when they're done.

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