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Lapwai

Lapwai proper noun: a city and town in Idaho.

Proper noun

Lapwai

  1. A city and town in Idaho.

Origin of Lapwai

From a Nez Perce word, said to be onomatopoeic for the flapping of a butterfly's wings.

Questions about Lapwai

What does Lapwai mean?
Lapwai means a city and town in Idaho.
What part of speech is Lapwai?
Lapwai is a proper noun.

Words near Lapwai in the dictionary

  1. Laput
  2. Laputa
  3. Laputan
  4. Laputans
  5. Lapuyan
  6. Lapwai
  7. lapward
  8. lapware
  9. lapwing
  10. lapwings
  11. lapwise

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