Lapp

læp

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Definition of Lapp - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

culture

Dated

language of the Sami people

Dated

She learned to speak Lapp fluently.

Saami

Sami

ethnic group

Dated

member of a nomadic people in Scandinavia

Dated

The Lapp moved with the reindeer herds.

Laplander

Saami

Sami

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Origin of Lapp

Swedish, lapp (patch)

Examples of Lapp in a sentence

Linguists are documenting the Lapp to preserve it.
The Lapp community celebrates traditional festivals.
Lapp culture is rich with unique traditions.

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French:sami, Lapon, ...
German:Lappisch, Same, ...
Italian:lappone, ...
Spanish:lapón, ...
Portuguese:lapão, sami, ...
Chinese:拉普语, 拉普人, ...
Japanese:ラップ語, ラップ, ...
Arabic:سامي, لاب, ...
Hebrew:לַאפִּית, לַפִּי, ...
Russian:саамский язык, Лапландец, ...
Ukrainian:саамська мова, Лапландці, ...
Hindi:लैप, ...
Bengali:ল্যাপ, ...
Catalan:lapó, ...
Czech:sámština, Sám, ...
Danish:samisk, Lappe, ...
Dutch:Laps, Lappen, ...
Greek:Λαπωνικά, Λάππω, ...
Hungarian:számi, ...
Khmer:ភាសាសាមី, ជនជាតិសាមី, ...
Korean:사미어, 사미족, ...
Persian:زبان لاپ, لاپ, ...
Polish:lapoński, Lapończyk, ...
Portuguese (BR):sami, lapão, ...
Romanian:limba laponă, Lapon, ...
Swedish:samiska, Same, ...
Thai:ภาษาลัปป์, ชาวแลปป์, ...
Turkish:Lapça, Lapon, ...
Vietnamese:Lapp, Người Lapp, ...

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