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Topeka
tuh-PEE-kuh
Topeka (name) means the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas. Example: “The state legislature meets in Topeka.”
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The capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas.
"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"
— Randy Newman, The Beehive State (1968)
"The state legislature meets in Topeka."
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Etymology
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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What does “Topeka” mean?
The word “Topeka” means the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas.
How do you pronounce “Topeka”?
“Topeka” is pronounced tuh-PEE-kuh (/təˈpikə/ in IPA).
How do you use “Topeka” in a sentence?
Here is “Topeka” used in a sentence: “The state legislature meets in Topeka.”
What part of speech is “Topeka”?
“Topeka” is a name.
