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pusta

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈpʊstə/
  • rhymes with -ʊstə

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noun

Meaning 1

A temperate grassland biome of the Great Hungarian Plain; an exclave of the Pannonian Steppe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Hungarian puszta. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *pustъ.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: poesta — Hungarian steppe
  • Finnish: pusta — Hungarian steppe
  • German: Puszta — Hungarian steppe
  • German: Pußta — Hungarian steppe