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Laplander

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Lap·land  (lplnd, -lnd)
A region of extreme northern Europe including northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland and the Kola Peninsula of northwest Russia. It is largely within the Arctic Circle.
Lapland·er n.
Laplander [ˈlæpˌlændə]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Lapland
Translations
Laplander [ˈlæplændəʳ] N → lapón/ona m/f
Laplander, Lapp
n → Lappländer(in) m(f), → Lappe m, → Lappin f
Laplander [ˈlæpˌlændəʳ] n → lappone m/f
Laplander [ˈlæpˌlændəʳ] n → lappone m/f


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Samuel Laing says that "the Laplander in his skin dress, and in a skin bag which he puts over his head and shoulders, will sleep night after night on the snow .
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
However, I say I had not the least doubt of his sincerity and pious intentions; and I am firmly of opinion, if the rest of the Popish missionaries were like him, they would strive to visit even the poor Tartars and Laplanders, where they have nothing to give them, as well as covet to flock to India, Persia, China, &c.
The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context
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