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Definition of: Lapp
(lap) noun
1. One of a Mongoloid people inhabiting Lapland, of short stature, and markedly brachycephalic: also called Saami. Formerly nomadic and dependent upon reindeer herds for food and clothing, the Lapps are now settled largely in Sweden and Norway. Also Lap′land′er.
2. The Finno–Ugric language of the Lapps. [<Sw.]
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