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Topeka

American

[tuh-pee-kuh] / təˈpi kə /

noun

a city in and the capital of Kansas, in the NE part, on the Kansas River.

Topeka British

/ təˈpiːkə /

noun

a city in E central Kansas, capital of the state, on the Kansas River: university (1865). Pop: 122 008 (2003 est)

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Then Marinovich, a Democrat working in conjunction with state Republican leaders in Topeka, offered tax incentives to draw a race car stadium to pastures of western KCK, beating out other bidders including KCMO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Back in 1936, when the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway introduced Southwest Super Chief service between Los Angeles and Chicago, this was a roughly 40-hour journey.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

The closest big cities — Topeka and Oklahoma City — are over two hours away.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025

Brown did not confine its ruling to Linda Brown or to Topeka.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2025

“Shady, that fellow from Topeka never said the water was contaminated. He just asked if it was near a mine,” Jinx whispered.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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