Laconia

American  

[luh-koh-nee-uh] / ləˈkoʊ ni ə /

noun

1. an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Sparta.

2. a city in central New Hampshire.

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Laconia British  

/ 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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Other Word Forms

• Laconian adjective

Example Sentences

They eventually came up with “Laconic Gallery,” for Laconia, Greece, where Martin traces his roots, and because the word laconic perfectly describes Martin’s ethos: marked by the use of few words.

From Los Angeles Times

Scot Stebbins Sr., waited in the cold in his city of Laconia, New Hampshire, to see the person he called “the greatest president that we’ve ever had since Abraham Lincoln.”

From Seattle Times

At another point in the Laconia rally, as organizers played theme music associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory, another man in the crowd shouted “Free the J6ers!”

From Salon

Trump, who ramped up his attacks on Haley in recent days, predicted victory as he spoke to voters in Laconia, N.H., on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump, who appeared at a pre-primary rally in Laconia with one of his former primary rivals, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, was already looking ahead to being the race’s last Republican candidate.

From Seattle Times