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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)

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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

In Topeka, Kansas, the mercury would pass the 100 mark forty-seven times that summer.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown