Topeka
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Topeka
- /təˈpikə/ US
Where it 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”).
proper noun
- The capital city of Kansas, United States and the county seat of Shawnee County. 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
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shawnee county, kansas, shawnee, kansas city, oklahoma city, holton, olathe, fort scott, shaw, tecumseh, scott city, ottawa, wellington, wakeeney, wyandotte county, leavenworth
Translations
Talk about this word "Topeka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/topeka. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Topeka. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/topeka "Topeka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/topeka.Cite this
@misc{topeka_2026,
title = {Topeka},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/topeka},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
