Lapp

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See also: lapp and läpp

English

A Lapp family, circa 1900.

Etymology

From Swedish lapp, possibly of Finnish origin.[1] Compare Finnish Lappi.

Noun

Lapp (plural Lapps or Lapp)

  1. An indigenous person from Lapland. One of the Sami people.

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Lapp

  1. The language of the Lapp peoples.
    Synonyms: Lappic, Lappish

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Lapp (not comparable)

  1. From Lapland or of the Lapp peoples
    Lapp Gold - translation of the Finnish beer brand Lapin Kulta which can also be variously translated as "Gold from Lapland", "Lapland Gold" and hence "Lapp Gold"

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