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To·peka (tə pē′kə)

capital of Kans., in the NE part, on the Kansas River: pop. 122,000

Etymology: prob. < Kansa (a Siouan language) toppik'e, lit., dig good Indian potatoes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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