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laplander |
laplandish |
lapling |
laportea |
laportea canadensis |
lapp
| lappaceous
| lapper
| lappet
| lappet caterpillar
| lappet moth
lapp
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lapp has 2 senses
- lapp(n = noun.person) lapplander, saame, saami, same, sami - a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer; Array is a member of lapland, lappland
- lapp(n = noun.communication) saame, saami, same, sami - the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula; Array is a kind of lappic, lappish
is a kind of european
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lapp, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a member of a nomadic Mongol people of N. Scandinavia.
2 the language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to the Lapps or their language.
--n.
1 a member of a nomadic Mongol people of N. Scandinavia.
2 the language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to the Lapps or their language.
Etymology
Sw. Lapp, perh. orig. a term of contempt: cf. MHG lappe simpleton
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