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Topeka

US/təˈpikə/

Topeka proper noun: the capital city of Kansas, United States and the county seat of Shawnee County.

Proper noun

Topeka

  1. The capital city of Kansas, United States and the county seat of Shawnee County.
    • Well Kansas is for the farmer
      We stand behind the little man
      And we need a firehouse in Topeka
      So help us if you can1968, Randy Newman, “The Beehive State”, in Randy Newman
  2. A village in Quiver Township, Mason County, Illinois.
  3. A town in Clearspring Township and Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Mississippi, named after Topeka, Kansas.

Topeka meaning in Thai

Topeka in Thai

city
โทพีกา too-pii-gâa

Origin of Topeka

Borrowed from Kansa Dópik’é (“Topeka; Kansas River”, literally “place to dig good (i.e. wild) potatoes”), from do (“tuber, potato”) + pi (“to be good”) + kʼe (“to dig”).

Words formed from Topeka

Questions about Topeka

What does Topeka mean?
Topeka means the capital city of Kansas, United States and the county seat of Shawnee County.
What is Topeka in Thai?
Topeka in Thai is โทพีกา (too-pii-gâa). See Topeka meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is Topeka?
Topeka is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Topeka?
Topeka is pronounced /təˈpikə/ (US).

Words near Topeka in the dictionary

  1. topee
  2. topees
  3. topeewala
  4. topeewalas
  5. topek
  6. Topeka
  7. Topekan
  8. Topekans
  9. topeks
  10. Topel
  11. Topels

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