Lapland

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proper noun

The northern parts of Scandinavia and Finland with the Kola Peninsula in Russia, traditionally inhabited by the Sami people.

Similar
SaamilandSamilandSápmi
OriginEnglish land ← Middle English lond ← Old English land →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Lappland

  1. The northern parts of Scandinavia and Finland with the Kola Peninsula in Russia, traditionally inhabited by the Sami people.

    Synonyms: Saamiland, Samiland, Sápmi

  2. A region in northern Finland.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe northern parts of Scandinavia and Finland with the Kola Peninsula in Russia, traditionally inhabited by the Sami people.

Similar
SaamilandSamilandSápmi

Origin

  1. EnglishLapp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*landą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*land
  5. Old Englishland
  6. Middle Englishlond
  7. Englishland
  8. EnglishLapland

From Lapp + -land.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic لَابِّـيّ
  • لَابِّـيّ (labbiyy)region in Scandinavia
Brazilian Portuguese Lapônia
  • Lapôniaregion in Scandinavia
Catalan Lapònia
  • Lapòniaregion in Scandinavia
Chinese Mandarin 拉普蘭 /拉普兰
  • 拉普蘭 /拉普兰 (Lāpǔlán)region in Scandinavia
Czech Laponsko
  • Laponskoregion in Scandinavia
Danish Lapland
  • Laplandregion in Scandinavia
Dutch Lapland, Samenland
  • Laplandregion in Scandinavia
  • Samenlandregion in Scandinavia
Esperanto Sameio, Sameujo
  • Sameioregion in Scandinavia
  • Sameujoregion in Scandinavia
Estonian Lapimaa
  • Lapimaaregion in Scandinavia
European Portuguese Lapónia
  • Lapóniaregion in Scandinavia
Finnish Lappi, Lapinmaa
  • Lappiregion in Scandinavia
  • Lapinmaaregion in Scandinavia
French Laponie
  • Laponieregion in Scandinavia
German Lappland
  • Lapplandregion in Scandinavia
Hungarian Lappföld
  • Lappföldregion in Scandinavia
Icelandic Lappland, Samaland
  • Lapplandregion in Scandinavia
  • Samalandregion in Scandinavia
Irish An Laplainn
  • An Laplainnregion in Scandinavia
Italian Lapponia
  • Lapponiaregion in Scandinavia
Japanese ラップランド, サープミ
  • ラップランド (Rappurando)region in Scandinavia
  • サープミ (Sāpumi)region in Scandinavia
Korean 라플란드, 사프미
  • 라플란드 (Rapeullandeu)region in Scandinavia
  • 사프미 (Sapeumi)region in Scandinavia
Latin Laponia, Lapponia
  • Laponiaregion in Scandinavia
  • Lapponiaregion in Scandinavia
Latvian Lapzeme
  • Lapzemeregion in Scandinavia
Lithuanian Laplandija
  • Laplandijaregion in Scandinavia
Norwegian Bokmål Sameland, Sápmi
  • Samelandregion in Scandinavia
  • Sápmiregion in Scandinavia
Polish Laponia
  • Laponiaregion in Scandinavia
Russian Лапла́ндия
  • Лапла́ндия (Laplándija)region in Scandinavia
Slovak Laponsko
  • Laponskoregion in Scandinavia
Spanish Laponia
  • Laponiaregion in Scandinavia
Swedish Lappland, Sameland
  • Lapplandregion in Scandinavia
  • Samelandregion in Scandinavia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Lapland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lapland

MLA

“Lapland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lapland. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lapland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lapland.

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