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Definition of Lapland
1. Noun. A region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps.
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Group relationships: Europe
Member holonyms: Lapp, Lapplander, Saame, Saami, Same, Sami
Derivative terms: Lapplander
Definition of Lapland
1. Proper noun. The northern parts of Scandinavia and Finland with the Kola Peninsula in Russia, traditionally inhabited by the Sami people. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lapland
Literary usage of Lapland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Short But Comprehensive System of the Geography of the World: By Way of by Nathaniel Dwight (1805)
"Q._ II'hat is ths number of inhabitants in Lapland ? ... and Lapland Mountaineers.
The former live a wandering vagrant life, ..."
2. A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of by William Guthrie, John Knox, James Ferguson (1801)
"Part of Lapland belongs to the Danes, and ia included in the government of ...
It has been generally thought, that the Lapland» crs are the ..."
3. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1817)
"Spirituous Liquors —Lapland Song — Comparison between the Nomade and ...
may properly be termed mountains are very rare in Lapland: hence it might be proper ..."
4. Geography: Or, A Description of the World, in Three Parts : Part I by Daniel Adams (1830)
"Lapland is divided into Norwegian, or West Lapland ; Swedish, ... Swedish Lapland
is by far the most valuable. The dimensions of each of these parts are ..."
5. A Practical System of Modern Geography: Or, A View of the Present State of by Jesse Olney (1829)
"Lapland occupies the northern part of Norway, Sweden and Russia. ... What are
the 2 principal Riv«rs in Lapland? AT — What 3 Towns in Lapland ? T. o. *. ..."
6. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1880)
"In June 1874, I was invited to join two friends in a yachting cruise to Norway
and Lapland, on the understanding that I should take command of the vessel ..."
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