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Definition of Lapplander
1. Noun. A member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer.
Group relationships: Lapland, Lappland
Generic synonyms: European
Derivative terms: Lappland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lapplander
Literary usage of Lapplander
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Laboratory Manual of Anthropometry by Harris Hawthorne Wilder (1920)
"Males Females Australian 47° Negress 71° Chinese 76° Hawaiian 102° Malay 76°
Lapplander 104° Of these three males the average is 64°; of the three females ..."
2. Sweden: A Short Handbook on Sweden's History, Industries, Social Systems by Svenska turisttrafikförbundet (1906)
"Here we meet the representative of the latter, — the Arab of snowy wastes — the
Lapplander with his herds of reindeer. At Kiruna begins the grandest part of ..."
3. The Ethnology of Europe by Robert Gordon Latham (1852)
"The Norwegian calls the Lapplander a Fin, so that the district or march of the
Lapp population of Norway is called Fin-mark. But it is found considerably ..."
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