Lapp
[lap]
- Also called Lap·land·er [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/. a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- Also called Lappish. any of the languages of the Lapps, closely related to Finnish.
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Also called Sami.
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Examples from the Web for laplander
Historical Examples
The wealth of a Laplander depends on the number of reindeer which he possesses.
Peeps at Many Lands: NorwayA.F. Mockler-Ferryman
Archy found the “Laplander” a very different vessel to the “Kate.”
Archibald HughsonW.H.G. Kingston
It is similar to, if not identical with, the St. Helena and the Laplander.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of AmericaFearing Burr
Appears to be nearly identical with the St. Helena and Laplander.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of AmericaFearing Burr
They serve about the same purpose with them as the reindeer does to the Laplander.
The Arctic WhalemanLewis Holmes
Laplander
- a native or inhabitant of Lapland
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Lapp
- a member of a nomadic people living chiefly in N Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula of Russia
- the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family
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- of or relating to this people or their language
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usage
The indigenous people of Lapland prefer to be called Sami, although Lapp is still in widespread use
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Word Origin and History for laplander
Lapp
1859; see Lapland.
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