Laconia

[ luh-koh-nee-uh ]

/ ləˈkoʊ ni ə /

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noun

an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.

a city in central New Hampshire.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Laconia

La·co·ni·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Laconia

lacking, Lackland Air Force Base, lackluster, lacklustre, Laclos, Laconia, Laconian, laconic, laconical, laconicum, laconism

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How to use Laconia in a sentence

It is said Laconia was divided into six districts, with six capital cities, each ruled by a king.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8|Various
Cape Malea is the most southerly point of Laconia in the Peloponnesus, renowned for its storms.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
So she came back to Laconia which was a manufacturing town with iron mines at its elbow.
The Girls at Mount Morris|Amanda Minnie Douglas
There had been stolid, slow-witted girls among the operatives in Laconia in the grammar school, but they really desired to learn.
The Girls at Mount Morris|Amanda Minnie Douglas

At Laconia she had made some friends, but she was too proud to aspire to the higher ranks or accept overtures from them.
The Girls at Mount Morris|Amanda Minnie Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for Laconia

Laconia

/ (ləˈkəʊnɪə) /

noun

an ancient country of S Greece, in the SE Peloponnese, of which Sparta was the capital: corresponds to the present-day department of Lakonia

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