Lapp
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Lapp
(lăp)n. Often Offensive
A Sami.
[Swedish, from Old Swedish lapper, piece, perhaps of Finnish origin.]
Lap′pish (lăp′ĭsh) adj.
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Lapp
(læp)n
1. (Peoples) a member of a nomadic people living chiefly in N Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula of Russia
2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family
adj
3. (Peoples) of or relating to this people or their language
4. (Languages) of or relating to this people or their language
Usage: The indigenous people of Lapland prefer to be called Sami, although Lapp is still in widespread use
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Lapp
(læp)n.
a member of a Finnic people of Lapland.
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