steppe
noun /step/
/step/
[countable, usually plural, uncountable]- a large area of land with grass but few trees, especially in south-east Europe and Siberia
草原；（尤指东南欧及西伯利亚树少的）干草原 - the vast Russian steppes
辽阔的俄罗斯大草原 - The Cossacks are best known as the roving horsemen of the Russian steppes.
哥萨克人以漂泊在俄罗斯草原的马背民族著称。
词源late 17th cent.: from Russian step. - the vast Russian steppes