Laputan
Laputan · Laputans
A native or inhabitant of the fictional island of LaputaA native or inhabitant of the fictional island of Laputa.
/ləˈpjuːtən/
Meaning
1 sensesA native or inhabitant of the fictional island of Laputa.
Origin
From Laputa + -an, after Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Jonathan Swift'sFrom Laputa + -an, after Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726).
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