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Lapland

Lap·land /ˈlæplænd/  an area of northern Europe consisting of parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. It is very cold and is thought of by British children as the home of Santa Claus and his reindeer (=a type of large deer with long horns). The people who live there are called Saami, though the old English name for them was Lapps. see also SaamiLaplander noun
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Lapland
Lapland /ˈlæplænd/
an area of northern Europe consisting of parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. It is very cold and is thought of by British children as the home of Santa Claus and his reindeer (=a type of large deer with long horns). The people who live there are called Saami, though the old English name for them was Lapps. ⇨ Saami
—Laplander noun