Definitions for laconialəˈkoʊ ni ə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
La•co•ni•aləˈkoʊ ni ə(n.)
(n.)an ancient country in the SE Peloponnesus, in S Greece.
Category: Ancient History, Geography (places)
Ref: Cap.: Sparta.
La•co′ni•an(adj.; n.)
Princeton's WordNet
Laconia(noun)
an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta
Wiktionary
Laconia(ProperNoun)
A region (formerly Lacedemonia or Lacaedaemonia) in the southern Peloponnese which has had Sparta as its capital for over 3,000 years.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Laconia
ancient name for Sparta, the inhabitants of which were noted for the brevity of their speech.
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