Lapland

American

[lap-land] / ˈlæpˌlænd /

noun

a region in northern Norway, northern Sweden, northern Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of the northwestern Russian Federation in Europe: inhabited by the Sami.

Lapland British

/ ˈlæpˌlænd /

noun

Also called (informal): Land of the Midnight Sun. an extensive region of N Europe, mainly within the Arctic Circle: consists of the N parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of the extreme NW of Russia

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See Lapp.

Example Sentences

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She returns to the kitchen and I order her Lapland Delicacies platter, a kind of northern greatest hits presented on a slice of tree.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Back in my room at Lapland Hotel I turn on the private sauna.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

An 11-year-old double amputee has raised £120,000 to take a group of children affected by abuse to visit Lapland over the festive period.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

The Brazilian anthem was duly played at the bottom of the Lapland ski slope 170km north of the Arctic Circle.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

She gazed at Mrs. Coulter with awe, and listened rapt and silent to her tales of igloo building, of seal hunting, of negotiating with the Lapland witches.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

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