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topeka

/təˈpikə/

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What does topeka mean?

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Kansas, United States and the county seat of Shawnee County.
  2. A village in Quiver Township, Mason County, Illinois.
  3. A town in Clearspring Township and Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Mississippi, named after Topeka, Kansas.

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/təˈpikə/

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Mrs. Goodwin of Topeka called to see me, I showed the letter to her and asked what this man meant by "dates?"
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485
There was a Woman's Republican Club in Kansas, which held its convention in Topeka at the same time the Republicans were holding theirs.
Anna Howard Shaw; Elizabeth Garver JordanThe Story of a PioneerProject Gutenberg ebook #354