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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Historical Examples
And the Lapp woman wrote a letter on a dried fish, as she had no paper.
“Good-by,” they say to the kind Lapp woman; “good-by” to the gentle reindeer.
The Lapp in an instant was on his skees armed with his bludgeon.
The Land of the Long NightPaul du Chaillu
The Lapp said: 'The bear is walking, making a ring in that manner.
The Land of the Long NightPaul du Chaillu
It was my Lapp, and soon he was by my side with reindeer and sleighs.
The Land of the Long NightPaul du Chaillu
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 lapp
Lapp
1859; see Lapland.
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