Lappish
[ lap-ish ]
/ ˈlæp ɪʃ /
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noun
adjective
Also Lap·pic [lap-ik]. /ˈlæp ɪk/. of, relating to, or characteristic of Lapland or the Sami.
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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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