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Topeka

American  
[tuh-pee-kuh] / təˈpi kə /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Kansas, in the NE part, on the Kansas River.


Topeka British  
/ təˈpiːkə /

noun

  1. a city in E central Kansas, capital of the state, on the Kansas River: university (1865). Pop: 122 008 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Then Marinovich, a Democrat working in conjunction with state Republican leaders in Topeka, offered tax incentives to draw a race car stadium to pastures of western KCK, beating out other bidders including KCMO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

The closest big cities — Topeka and Oklahoma City — are over two hours away.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025

But in places with fewer competitors such as in Fort Smith, Ark., and Topeka, Kan., grocery store mergers have resulted in higher prices, Mayo said in a discussion about the topic.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

I played with the Storm for two weeks before I got picked up by a different team in that same league, which is the Topeka Tropics.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2024

They gathered around the dining table, and Piper explained what had happened at Topeka 32—their conversation with Bacchus, the trap sprung by Gaea, the eidolons that had possessed the boys.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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