Lappish

[ lap-ish ]

/ ˈlæp ɪʃ /

noun

Lapp(def 2).

adjective

Also Lap·pic. of, relating to, or characteristic of Lapland or the Lapps.

Origin of Lappish

First recorded in 1870–75; Lapp + -ish¹

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Examples from the Web for lappish

Lappish (or Lapponic) forms a link between them and Mordvinian.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4|Various
The Russian Lapp indeed has few true and Lappish attributes.
Through Arctic Lapland|Cutcliffe Hyne
I have compared this with the Lappish name for seal, ‘dævok’—‘davak’—‘dævkka.’
In Northern Mists (Volume 2 of 2)|Fridtjof Nansen
I fancy we had, on the whole, a good educational effect upon our Lappish carriers.
Through Arctic Lapland|Cutcliffe Hyne

But Shah Nadir, under her Lappish hood of reindeer skin, recognized his child so long sought and so hopelessly bewailed.
Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls|Emilie Poulsson

British Dictionary definitions for lappish

Lappish

/ (ˈlæpɪʃ) /

adjective

of or relating to the Lapps, a nomadic people living chiefly in N Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula of Russia, or their language

noun

the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family

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