Laconia
[luh-koh-nee-uh] /ləˈkoʊ ni ə/
noun
1.
an ancient country in the S part of Greece.
Capital: Sparta.
2.
a city in central New Hampshire.
/ləˈkəʊnɪə/
noun
1.
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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[luh-koh-nee-uh n] /ləˈkoʊ ni ən/ adjective 1. of or relating to ancient Laconia or its people. noun 2. a native or inhabitant of ancient Laconia. /ləˈkəʊnɪən/ noun 1. a native or inhabitant of Laconia, the ancient Greek country of which Sparta was the capital adjective 2. of or relating to Laconia or its inhabitants
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