how to pronounce steppe

/ˈstɛp/

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steppe is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of steppe in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… semi-arid steppe with no obvious …”

meanings of steppe

noun:

A vast cold, dry grass-plain.
The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savanna.

steppe frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word steppe occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics steppe can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that steppe can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;