Lapland

[ lap-land ]

/ ˈlæpˌlænd /

noun

a region in N Norway, N Sweden, N Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of the NW Russian Federation in Europe: inhabited by Lapps.

Example sentences from the Web for lapland

Maupertuis' chief scientific performance was his mission to Lapland to determine the measurement of a degree of longitude in 1736.

A Short History of French Literature |George Saintsbury
The Lapland water is indeed uncommonly grateful to the palate.

Lachesis Lapponica |Carl von Linn
When very young, Linnus underwent many hardships in travelling through Lapland, in search of plants.

Knowledge is Power: |Charles Knight
The annexed figure is a sort of plan of the floor of one of these Lapland tents.

Lachesis Lapponica |Carl von Linn

Well, there sat Sampo Lappelil in the snow and the dark, on Lapland's barren mountain.

Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls |Emilie Poulsson

British Dictionary definitions for lapland

Lapland

/ (ˈlæpˌlænd) /

noun

an extensive region of N Europe, mainly within the Arctic Circle: consists of the N parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of the extreme NW of Russia Also called (informal): Land of the Midnight Sun

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Example sentences from the Web for lapland

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