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• steppe —    (stehp) [Russian, Ukrainian] A vast, temperate plain, as one of the extensive grasslands of Siberia and eastern Asia, that exists in three vegetation zones: the forest, or wooded steppe; the prairie, or tillable steppe; and the nontillable… …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

• Steppe, the — ▪ geographical area, Eurasia Introduction  belt of grassland that extends some 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometres) from Hungary in the west through Ukraine and Central Asia to Manchuria in the east. Mountain ranges interrupt the steppe, dividing it… …   Universalium

• Baraba steppe — The Baraba steppe (also known as Barabinsk steppe, ru. Барабинская низменность) is a wooded, flat plain situated in western Siberia which is an important Russian agricultural district. The steppe has an area of 117,000 km² and stretches between… …   Wikipedia

• Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

• Europe — /yoor euhp, yerr / for 1; /yoo roh pee, yeuh / for 2, n. 1. a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and… …   Universalium

• Geography of Russia — The Russian Federation stretches across much of the north of the super continent of Eurasia. Because of its size, Russia displays both monotony and diversity. As with its topography, its climates, vegetation, and soils span vast distances.cite… …   Wikipedia

• Afrique sub-sahélienne — Sahel africain Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sahel. Le Sahel (de l arabe ساحل sahel signifiant côte ou frontière) désigne une bande de territoires marquant la transition, à la fois floristique et climatique, entre le domaine saharien au nord… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Sahel africain — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sahel. Le Sahel (de l arabe ساحل sahel signifiant côte ou frontière) désigne une bande de territoires marquant la transition, à la fois floristique et climatique, entre le domaine saharien au nord et les savanes… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Ethiopia — /ee thee oh pee euh/, n. 1. Formerly, Abyssinia. a republic in E Africa: formerly a monarchy. 58,732,577; 409,266 sq. mi. (1,060,000 sq. km). Present boundaries include Eritrea. Cap.: Addis Ababa. 2. Also called Abyssinia. an ancient region in NE …   Universalium

• Gadabedji Reserve — Infobox protected area | name =Réserve total de faune fôret classée du Gadabedji iucn category = IV caption = locator x = locator y = location = Maradi Region, Niger nearest city = Dakoro, Bader, Niger lat degrees = 12 lat minutes = 35 lat… …   Wikipedia

• Mordvinia — Mord·vin·i·a (môrd vĭnʹē ə) also Mor·do·vi·a (môr dōʹvē ə) An autonomous republic of west central Russia. Settled by a Finno Ugric people first mentioned in the sixth century A.D., it was annexed by Russia in 1552. * * * ▪ republic, Russia… …   Universalium