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Ecoregion of plain grasslands without trees
Look up steppe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In physical geography, a steppe (/stɛp/) is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without closed
Steppe
Steppe ecoregion of grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
The Eurasian Steppe, also called the Great Steppe or The Steppe, is an area of grassland in Eurasia that is mostly located in the temperate grasslands
Eurasian_Steppe
One of the Eurasian steppes
The Pontic–Caspian Steppe is a steppe extending across Eastern Europe to Central Asia, formed by the Caspian and Pontic steppes. It stretches from the
Pontic–Caspian_steppe
Nomadic Iranic people of the Pontic Steppe
migrated during the 9th to 8th centuries BC from Central Asia to the Pontic Steppe in modern-day Ukraine and Southern Russia, where they remained until the
Scythians
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Steppe or steppe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A steppe is an ecological zone consisting of plains generally lacking trees. Steppe may also
Steppe_(disambiguation)
Archaeogenetic name for an ancestral genetic component
In archaeogenetics, the term Western Steppe Herders (WSH), or Western Steppe Pastoralists, is the name given to a distinct ancestral component first identified
Western_Steppe_Herders
and fauna. A forest-steppe belt is a region of forest steppe. The largest steppe and (forest-steppe) belt is the Eurasian steppe belt which stretches
Steppe_belt
Species of bird
The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. The steppe eagle's well-feathered
Steppe_eagle
Prehistoric biome
The mammoth steppe, also known as tundra-steppe, was once the Earth's most extensive biome. During glacial periods in the later Pleistocene, it stretched
Mammoth_steppe
Steppe region in Kazakhstan
The Kazakh Steppe (Kazakh: Қазақ даласы, romanized: Qazaq dalasy [qɑˈzɑq dɑɫɑˈsə]), also known as the Great Steppe or Great Dala (Kazakh: Ұлы дала, romanized: Ūly
Kazakh_Steppe
Extinct species of mammal
The steppe bison (Bison priscus, also less commonly known as the steppe wisent and the primeval bison) is an extinct species of bison which lived from
Steppe_bison
Species of carnivore
The steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii), also known as the white or masked polecat, is a species of mustelid native to Central and Eastern Europe and Central
Steppe_polecat
Species of bird of prey
steppe but can occasionally migrate through it (despite its name, the steppe buzzard subspecies breeds primarily in the wooded fringes of the steppe)
Common_buzzard
Extinct species of mammoth
Mammuthus trogontherii, commonly called the steppe mammoth, is an extinct species of mammoth that ranged over most of northern Eurasia during the Early
Steppe_mammoth
Vegetation zone
forest steppe is a temperate-climate ecotone and habitat type composed of grassland interspersed with areas of woodland or forest. Forest steppe primarily
Forest_steppe
Subspecies of carnivore
The steppe wolf (Canis lupus campestris), also known as the Caspian Sea wolf, is a subspecies of grey wolf native to the steppes surrounding the Caspian
Steppe_wolf
Ecoregion in East Asia
Mongolian-Manchurian grassland, also known as the Mongolian-Manchurian steppe or Gobi-Manchurian steppe, in the temperate grassland biome, is an ecoregion in East
Mongolian–Manchurian grassland
Mongolian–Manchurian_grassland
1940 book by Dino Buzzati
The Tartar Steppe (Italian: Il deserto dei Tartari, lit. 'The desert of the Tartars'), also published as The Stronghold (La fortezza), is a novel by Italian
The_Tartar_Steppe
Archaeological culture in the Pontic steppe circa 3300 BCE
between the Southern Bug, Dniester, and Ural rivers (the Pontic–Caspian steppe), dating to 3300–2600 BC. It was discovered by Vasily Gorodtsov following
Yamnaya_culture
Species of small wild cat
landscapes, high plateaus and intermontane valleys that are covered by dry steppe or semi-desert vegetation, such as low shrubs and xerophytic grasses. The
Pallas's_cat
Variety of grassland ecosystems found in the Pannonian Basin
the Eurasian Steppe. The Pannonian Steppe is part of the Eurasian Steppe. Its climate is continental. The part of the Pannonian Steppe in Hungary is
Pannonian_Steppe
Climate with precipitation below potential evapotranspiration
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential
Semi-arid_climate
Desert in West Asia
desert, the Jordanian steppe, the Syrian steppe, or the Badiya, or Badiyat al-Sham, is a region of desert, semi-desert, and steppe, covering about 500,000
Syrian_desert
Theory of Indo-European origin
The Kurgan hypothesis (also known as the Kurgan theory, Kurgan model, or steppe theory) is the most widely accepted proposal to identify the Proto-Indo-European
Kurgan_hypothesis
Arid grassland
Shrub-steppe is a type of low-rainfall natural grassland. While arid, shrub-steppes have sufficient moisture to support a cover of perennial grasses or
Shrub–steppe
Extinct species of lion
eastern Beringia in North America, and was a prominent member of the mammoth steppe fauna, and an important apex predator across its range along with other
Panthera_spelaea
Historical group of nomadic Iranian peoples
were a group of nomadic Eastern Iranian peoples who lived in the Eurasian Steppe and the Tarim Basin from the 9th century BC to the 5th century AD. The Saka
Saka
Grassland ecosystem
Sagebrush steppe also known as the sagebrush sea, is a type of shrub-steppe, a plant community characterized by the presence of shrubs, and usually dominated
Sagebrush_steppe
Species of mammal
The steppe lemming or steppe vole (Lagurus lagurus) is a small rodent. It is described as somewhat similar in appearance to the Norway lemming (Lemmus
Steppe_lemming
Nomadic peoples
various areas of the Eurasian Steppe. History largely knows them via frontier historical sources from Europe and Asia. The steppe nomads had no permanent abode
Eurasian_nomads
2007 book by David W. Anthony
Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World is a 2007 book by the anthropologist David W. Anthony
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language
The_Horse,_the_Wheel,_and_Language
Geographical region of Russia comprising North Asia
is largely absent, rich grasslands that are an extension of the Kazakh Steppe formed the original vegetation, most of which is no longer visible.[why
Siberia
Postulated prehistoric ethnolinguistic group
BC). Mainstream scholars place them in the Pontic–Caspian steppe across Eurasia (this steppe extends from northeastern Bulgaria and southeastern Romania
Proto-Indo-Europeans
Topics referred to by the same term
Steppe horse may refer to: Chinese Mongolian horse Kalmyk horse Mongolian horse Przewalski's horse This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Steppe_horse
Plain in Russia
The Baraba Steppe or Baraba Lowland (Russian: Барабинская низменность), is a plain in western Siberia. It is named after Baraba Tatars, its indigenous
Baraba_Steppe
Extinct nomadic people in Eurasia (4th–6th centuries)
Samoyeds Tungus MEROË The origins of the Huns and their links to other steppe people remain uncertain: scholars generally agree that they originated in
Huns
Prehistoric earthworks in Kazakhstan
The Steppe Geoglyphs are a number of earth constructions in the Turgai Trough area of Turgai in northern Kazakhstan. There are at least 260 of these earthworks
Steppe_Geoglyphs
Species of rodent
the steppe marmot, is a species of marmot that inhabits the steppes of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It is a social animal and inhabits steppe grassland
Bobak_marmot
The Bălți Steppe (Romanian: Stepa Bălțului) is a hilly area with few trees (apart from those near rivers Dniestr, Răut and numerous lakes and creeks),
Bălți_Steppe
Migrations out of the Proto-Indo-European homeland
PIE spoken on the eastern Pontic steppe. The late PIE culture, within the Yamnaya horizon on the Pontic–Caspian steppe around 3000 BCE, then branched to
Indo-European_migrations
Bugeac Steppe, Budjak Steppe or Budzhak Steppe (Romanian: Stepa Bugeacului; Ukrainian: Буджацький степ, romanized: Budžac'kyj step) is a steppe located
Bugeac_Steppe
Region of Eurasia defined in antiquity
region defined in the ancient Graeco-Roman world that encompassed the Pontic steppe. It was inhabited by Scythians, an ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic
Scythia
Landscape reserve in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
Tarutyne steppe is a protected landscape reserve located in Bolhrad Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It is one of the largest preserved steppe fragments
Tarutyne_steppe
Nature Reserve in Ukraine
Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve (Ukrainian: Український степовий природний заповідник) is a protected nature reserve of Ukraine that protects a collection
Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve
Ukrainian_Steppe_Nature_Reserve
Geographic region where the proto-Indo-European language originated
Proto-Indo-European homeland is the steppe hypothesis. It puts the archaic, early, and late PIE homeland in the Pontic–Caspian steppe around 4000 BCE. A notable
Proto-Indo-European_homeland
Country in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
(November 2004) The Kazakh Steppe is part of the Eurasian Steppe Belt (in on the map). Charyn Canyon The Kazakh Steppe in the early spring Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Ancient overland route through the Eurasian Steppe
The Steppe Route was an ancient overland route through the Eurasian Steppe that was an active precursor of the Silk Road. Silk and horses were traded as
Steppe_Route
Group of Indo-European peoples
Europe, and the Eastern Steppe. In the 1st millennium AD, their area of settlement, which was mainly concentrated in the steppes and deserts of Eurasia
Iranian_peoples
Ancient nomadic Iranic people who invaded West Asia in the 8th and 7th centuries BC
Eastern Iranic equestrian nomadic people originating in the Pontic–Caspian steppe, part of whom subsequently migrated into West Asia. Although the Cimmerians
Cimmerians
1882–1918 governorate of the Russian Empire
The Steppe Governorate-General (Russian: Степное генерал-губернаторство, romanized: Stepnoye general-gubernatorstvo), also known as the Steppe Krai was
Steppe_Governorate-General
Large Iranian confederation that existed in classical antiquity
of ancient Iranian equestrian nomadic peoples who dominated the Pontic steppe from around the 5th century BC to the 4th century AD. The earliest known
Sarmatians
1968 memoir by Esther Hautzig
The Endless Steppe (1968) is a memoir of survival by Esther Hautzig, describing her exile with her immediate family to Siberia during World War II. Kirkus
The_Endless_Steppe
Ancient people of the Transylvanian Plateau
Agathyrsi in the Pontic Steppe, as well as the Cimmerians in the Caspian Steppe, and possibly the Sigynnae in the Pannonian Steppe. The archaeological and
Agathyrsi
Steppe in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia
Kalmuk Steppe, or Kalmyk Steppe is a steppe with a land area of approximately 100,000 km², bordering the northwest Caspian Sea, bounded by the Volga on
Kalmyk_Steppe
Iron Age Eurasian steppe cultures
cultures was an archaeological horizon that flourished across the Eurasian Steppe during the Iron Age, from approximately the 9th century BC to the 2nd century AD
Scytho-Siberian_world
Ecoregion (WWF)
The Kazakh forest steppe ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0809) is a long thin strip of transition zone between the forested taiga of Siberian Russia (to the north)
Kazakh_forest_steppe
Genus of extinct rhinoceroses
having evolved from Sinotherium, before spreading to the Pontic–Caspian steppe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Species of Elasmotherium are the largest
Elasmotherium
Ecoregion in Mongolia and Siberia
The Daurian forest steppe ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0804) is a band of grassland, shrub terrain, and mixed forests in northeast Mongolia and the region of Siberia
Daurian_forest_steppe
The history of the western steppe concerns the western part of the Eurasian Steppe, including the grasslands of Ukraine and southern Russia. The area
History_of_the_western_steppe
Steppe dialect (Ukrainian: Степовий говір) belongs to the Southeastern group of Ukrainian dialects. Having formed in the 17–19th centuries, it is the youngest
Steppe_dialect
Terrestrial ecoregion in eastern Europe
The East European forest steppe ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0419) is a patchwork of broadleaf forest stands and grasslands (steppe) that stretches 2,100 km across
East_European_forest_steppe
This article summarizes the history of the eastern steppe, the eastern third of the Eurasian Steppe — that is, the grasslands of Mongolia and of northern
History_of_the_eastern_steppe
High altitude natural alpine grassland
The Alpine-steppe is a high altitude natural alpine grassland, which is a part of the Montane grasslands and shrublands biome. Alpine-steppes are unique
Alpine_steppe
Ancient Iranic people of the North Caucasus
the Pontic Steppe, thereby assimilating a significant population of associated Alans. After the Hunnic defeat of the Goths on the Pontic Steppe around 375 CE
Alans
short history of the central steppe, an area roughly equivalent to modern Kazakhstan. Because the history of the central steppe is complex, this article mainly
History_of_the_central_steppe
Romanian car manufacturer
cheapest cars for its size on the market. In 2006, the prototype Logan Steppe was exhibited. This showed a speculative 4×4 estate version of the Logan
Automobile_Dacia
2020 film
The Crying Steppe is a 2020 Kazakhstani drama film directed by Marina Kunarova. It was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the Best International Feature
The_Crying_Steppe
Ice hockey team in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The Steppe Monsters (Mongolian: Степпе Монстерс) is an ice hockey team based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia playing in the Mongolia Hockey League. The team represents
Steppe_Monsters
Xeric shrubland ecoregion of the western United States
The Wyoming Basin shrub steppe ecoregion, within the deserts and xeric shrublands biome, is a shrub steppe in the northwestern United States. This ecoregion
Wyoming_Basin_shrub_steppe
Loess plain in Uzbekistan
(Uzbek pronunciation: [mɪrzɐˈtʃɵl]; Russian: Голодная степь, lit. 'Hungry Steppe') is a loess plain of some 10,000 km2 on the left bank of Syr Darya in Uzbekistan
Mirzachoʻl
history of the Scythians spans the period from the development of early steppe nomadism in the early-1st millennium BCE to the "Migration Period" in the
History_of_the_Scythians
Plain in Russia
The Kulunda Steppe or Kulunda Plain (Russian: Кулундинская равнина, Kazakh: Құлынды даласы, Qūlyndy dalasy) is an alluvial plain in Russia and Kazakhstan
Kulunda_Steppe
American entertainer
Harry Steppe (born Abraham Stepner), March 16, 1888 – November 22, 1934 was a Russian Jewish-American actor, musical comedy performer, headliner comedian
Harry_Steppe
Belgian footballer
Kenny Steppe (born 14 November 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. As a child, Steppe played in the Germinal Beerschot
Kenny_Steppe
Front of the Red Army during WWII
The Steppe Front (Russian: Степной фронт) was a front of the Red Army during the Second World War which existed from July to October 1943. On 9 July 1943
Steppe_Front
1888 novella by Anton Chekhov
The Steppe: The Story of a Journey (Russian: Степь. История одной поездки, romanized: Step'. Istoriya odnoy poyezdki) is a novella by Russian writer Anton
The_Steppe_(novella)
American basketball player
Michael Holbrook "Brook" Steppe (born November 7, 1959) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a
Brook_Steppe
Species of mammal
The steppe pika (Ochotona pusilla) is a small mammal of the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is found in the steppes of southern Russia and northern Kazakhstan
Steppe_pika
The Kuban steppe is one of the major steppes in Europe, located in southwestern Russia between the city of Rostov on Don and the Caucasus Mountains. The
Kuban_steppe
European archaeological culture, 2800–1800 BC
samples from France display a wide range of steppe-ancestry proportions, with a very high level of steppe ancestry in a male individual from northern
Bell_Beaker_culture
Empires of the Eurasian steppes from classical antiquity to the early modern era
called steppe empires, Central or Inner Asian empires, were the empires erected by the bow-wielding, horse-riding, nomadic people in the Eurasian Steppe, from
Nomadic_empire
Alliance of various Eurasian nomads – 6th to 9th centuries
entered the historical scene in the mid-6th century, on the Pontic–Caspian steppe as a people who wished to escape the rule of the Göktürks. They are probably
Pannonian_Avars
Eurasian steppe confederation and empire
who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Modu Chanyu, the supreme
Xiongnu
Largest desert in Argentina
The Patagonian Desert, also known as the Patagonian Steppe, is the largest desert in Argentina and is the eighth-largest desert in the world by area, occupying
Patagonian_Desert
International organisation
Steppe Sisters is an international network and learned society that promotes the work of women and those of marginalised genders who research the human
Steppe_Sisters
Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Southern Urals
mining and bronze metallurgy carried out there, which is unusual for a steppe culture. Among the main features of the Sintashta culture are high levels
Sintashta_culture
2001 film by Valeri Ovchinnikov
The Jewish Steppe is a 2001 documentary about a group of Russian Jews who, suffering as a result of prejudice and fearful of pogroms, left their homeland
The_Jewish_Steppe
Turkish ecoregion
The Central Anatolian steppe is a Palearctic ecoregion in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. It covers an area of 24,934 km2. The
Central_Anatolian_steppe
Terrestrial biome
in North America, pampas in South America, veld in Southern Africa and steppe in Asia. Generally speaking, these regions are devoid of trees, except for
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Temperate_grasslands,_savannas,_and_shrublands
Ecoregion of Jordan, Syria and Iraq
The Middle East steppe ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0812) stretches in an arc from southern Jordan across Syria and Iraq to the western border of Iran. The upper
Middle_East_steppe
Black Sea Steppe, 1500–1700. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-55283-2. p. 25 Davies, Brian (2014). Warfare, State and Society on the Black Sea Steppe, 1500–1700
Black_Sea_slave_trade
Series of fortifications in northern China
Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe. The first walls date to the 7th century BC; these were joined together
Great_Wall_of_China
Ecoregion in western Asia
The Eastern Anatolian montane steppe is a temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion. It is located in the Armenian Highlands, covering parts
Eastern Anatolian montane steppe
Eastern_Anatolian_montane_steppe
Indoor hockey arena in Khan Uul, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The AIC Steppe Arena (Mongolian: AIC Степпе Арена and originally Steppe Arena), is an indoor ice hockey arena in Khan Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
AIC_Steppe_Arena
Nature reserve in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine
The Yelanets Steppe Nature Reserve (Ukrainian: Природний заповідник «Єланецький степ», romanized: Jelanec'kyj step) is a protected nature reserve of Ukraine
Yelanets Steppe Nature Reserve
Yelanets_Steppe_Nature_Reserve
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion of North Africa
The Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion of North Africa. It occupies interior plateaus and
Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe
Mediterranean_dry_woodlands_and_steppe
Steppe in the Kura-Aras Lowland, Azerbaijan
The Shirvan steppe (Azerbaijani: Şirvan düzü) is part of the Kura-Aras Lowland of Azerbaijan and is located on the left bank of the Kura River. The elevation
Shirvan_steppe
Species of lizard
The steppe-runner (Eremias arguta) is a species of lizard found in Turkey, Romania, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
Steppe-runner
Species of carnivore
(Vulpes corsac), also known as a corsac, is a medium-sized fox found in steppes, semi-deserts and deserts in Central Asia, ranging into Mongolia and northern
Corsac_fox
the region. Nomadic horse peoples of the steppe dominated the area for millennia. Relations between the steppe nomads and the settled people in and around
History_of_Central_Asia
STEPPE
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name composed of the elements beorht, briht ‘bright’ + sige ‘victory’.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Fifth month of english year, Old Arabic name
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Soldier
Male
Norse
Modern form of Old Norse Þórleikr, TORLEIK means "Thor's contender."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Desiring Victory
Boy/Male
Arabic
Love; Affection
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Eachann, HECTOR means "brown horse." Compare with another form of Hector.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pond
Boy/Male
Hindu
Yaksha of Lord parshwnath
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Servant of the Most Exalted
STEPPE
STEPPE
STEPPE
STEPPE
STEPPE
a.
Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped as far aft as possible. See Illustration in Appendix.
p. p.
Stepped; gone; advanced.
n.
One of the vast plains in Southeastern Europe and in Asia, generally elevated, and free from wood, analogous to many of the prairies in Western North America. See Savanna.
n.
A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain.
n.
A horse that moves with a high step or proud gait; hence, a person having a proud bearing.
imp. & p. p.
of Step
n.
One who, or that which, steps; as, a quick stepper.
a.
Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key.