Topeka

[ tuh-pee-kuh ]

noun

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

Topeka

/ təˈpiːkə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

But in places with fewer competitors such as in Fort Smith, Ark., and Topeka, Kan., grocery store mergers have resulted in higher prices, Mayo said in a discussion about the topic.

From Los Angeles Times

Sanjiv’s move from Kansas’ Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center in January 2023 was part of the Tacoma zoo’s ambition to protect his species, which is critically endangered, the zoo said at the time.

From Seattle Times

Five years ago, Lanell Griffith and her husband paid a little less than $2,700 in property taxes on their Topeka, Kansas, home in a historic neighborhood of tree-lined, brick streets.

From Seattle Times

I played with the Storm for two weeks before I got picked up by a different team in that same league, which is the Topeka Tropics.

From Slate

In school lessons, memorials and ceremonies, Topeka is marking its ties to the 1954 ruling that struck down “separate but equal.”

From Seattle Times