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Steppe vs Highland - What's the difference?

steppe | highland |

As nouns the difference between steppe and highland

is that steppe is the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savannah while highland is an area of land that is at elevation; mountainous land.

As an adjective highland is

relating to highlands.

steppe

English

(wikipedia steppe)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savannah.
  • More properly, the name given vast cold, dry grass-plains.
  • * Grasslands: The Steppe biome is a dry, cold, grassland that is found in all of the continents except Australia and Antarctica. It is mostly found in the USA, Mongolia, Siberia, Tibet and China. There isn't much humidity in the air because Steppe is located away from the ocean and close to mountain barriers. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/steppe.htm - 8k

    • Usage notes

    * Although it may be the steppe biome, one would not normally speak of the steppes of Canada, whereas one would speak of the steppes of Asia or the steppes of Russia.

    See also

    * US prairie * savannah * plain * (South African) veld

    References

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    highland

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An area of land that is at elevation; mountainous land.

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • Relating to .