a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeerSynonyms: LappLapplanderSamiSaamiSameSaame
the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola PeninsulaSynonyms: LappSamiSaamiSameSaame
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Laplander \Lap"land*er\, n. A native or inhabitant of Lapland; -- called also Lapp. [1913 Webster]
Lapp \Lapp\ (l[a^]p), n. Same as Laplander. Cf. Lapps. [1913 Webster]
Lapps \Lapps\, n. pl.; sing. Lapp. (Ethnol.) A branch of the Mongolian race, now living in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and the adjacent parts of Russia. [1913 Webster]