Steppe (noun)
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an extensive plain, especially one without trees.
Steppe, “an extensive, treeless plain,” is a borrowing by way of either French or German from Russian step’, of unknown origin.
Example sentences
“Animal roamed the steppe, gathering at the points where water gathered.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
