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Laplander

Laplander noun: a native or inhabitant of Swedish historical province Lapland.

Noun

Laplander (plural Laplanders)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Swedish historical province Lapland
  2. A native or inhabitant of Finnish historical province Lapland
  3. (derogatory, proscribed) A Sami.
    • They say there's no people like show people, but now scientists have found that show people are genetically linked to the Laplanders and the Finns.2013, Norm Macdonald Live, season 1, episode 7, spoken by Norm Macdonald

Forms of Laplander

pluralLaplanders

Origin of Laplander

From Lapland + -er.

Questions about Laplander

What does Laplander mean?
Laplander means a native or inhabitant of Swedish historical province Lapland.
What part of speech is Laplander?
Laplander is a noun.
What is the plural of Laplander?
The plural of Laplander is Laplanders.

Words near Laplander in the dictionary

  1. Lapland bunting
  2. Lapland longspur
  3. Lapland longspurs
  4. Lapland owl
  5. Lapland owls
  6. Laplander
  7. Laplanders
  8. Laplandic
  9. Laplandish
  10. Laplant
  11. Laplante

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