Topeka.
The capital city of Kansas, United States and the county seat of Shawnee County.
Meaning & usage
The capital city of Kansas, United States and the county seat of Shawnee County.
A village in Quiver Township, Mason County, Illinois.
A town in Clearspring Township and Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Mississippi, named after Topeka, Kansas.
Where this word comes from
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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