Topeka

T1O1P3E1K5A1
US/təˈpikə/

proper noun

The capital city of Kansas, United States and the county seat of Shawnee County.

Originksk Dópik’é →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Kansas, United States and the county seat of Shawnee County.

    Well Kansas is for the farmer We stand behind the little man And we need a firehouse in Topeka So help us if you can

    1968, Randy Newman, “The Beehive State”, in Randy Newman
    1 more example

    Topeka Seaman's Dreighton Griess does a layup during the 5A state championship game against De Soto at White Auditorium in Emporia on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

    2022 March 13, “Photos: Seaman boys basketball vs. De Soto”, in Topeka Capital-Journal, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2026
  2. A village in Quiver Township, Mason County, Illinois.
  3. A town in Clearspring Township and Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Mississippi, named after Topeka, Kansas.

Origin

  1. kskDópik’é“Topeka; Kansas River”
  2. EnglishTopeka

Borrowed from Kansa Dópik’é (“Topeka; Kansas River”, literally “place to dig good (i.e. wild) potatoes”), from do (“tuber, potato”) + pi (“to be good”) + kʼe (“to dig”).

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Translations

Japanese トピカ
  • トピカ (Topika)city
Latin Topeca
  • Topecacity
Russian Топика
  • Топика (Topika)city
Thai โทพีกา
  • โทพีกา (too-pii-gâa)city
Cite this entry
APA

Topeka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Topeka

MLA

“Topeka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Topeka. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Topeka,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Topeka.

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