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LAPPLAND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps

Synonyms:

Lapland; Lappland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Meronyms (members of "Lappland"):

Lapp; Lapplander; Saame; Saami; Same; Sami (a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer)

Holonyms ("Lappland" is a part of...):

Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)

Derivation:

Lapplander (a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer)

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