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Topeka

American

[tuh-pee-kuh] / təˈpi kə /

noun

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

Topeka British

/ təˈpiːkə /

noun

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

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FBI agent Ron Elder, now retired, was working the case out of Topeka, Kan., and said he located the Doyles with the help of a jilted girlfriend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Back in 1936, when the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway introduced Southwest Super Chief service between Los Angeles and Chicago, this was a roughly 40-hour journey.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

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

From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025

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

Board of Education of Topeka by ruling that “in the field of education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place.”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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