Lappland

English

Etymology

Lapp +‎ land

Proper noun

Lappland

1. Alternative form of Lapland

Translations

Lapland — see Lapland

German

Etymology

From Swedish Lappland

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaplant/

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Proper noun

Lappland n (proper noun, genitive Lapplands or (optionally with an article) Lappland)

1. Lapland (region in northern Norway, Sweden and Finland along with the Kola Peninsula in Russia, traditionally inhabited by the Sami people)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlahplant/

Proper noun

Lappland n

1. Lapland, Lappland

Declension

declension of Lappland

n-s	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Lappland
accusative	Lappland
dative	Lapplandi
genitive	Lapplands

Swedish

Etymology

lapp +‎ land

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Lappland n (genitive Lapplands)

1. Lapland; Sápmi (the land of the Sami)
2. Lapland, a historical province (landskap) in Sweden and Finland or either of the two separate parts of this province which were created as all of Finland was ceded to Russia
3. Lapland province, a present day province in Finland

Synonyms

• (land of the Sami): Sameland

Related terms

• svenska Lappland
• finska Lappland
• Lapplands län
• Lappmarken (archaic)