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Leonidas

American

[lee-on-i-duhs] / liˈɒn ɪ dəs /

noun

died 480 b.c., Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.

Leonidas British

/ lɪˈɒnɪˌdæs /

noun

died 480 _bc , king of Sparta (?490–480), hero of the Battle of Thermopylae, in which he was killed by the Persians under Xerxes

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Their first Golden Boot winner was Leonidas in 1938 and their latest was Ronaldo in 2002.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

One recent Friday, Leonidas Georgiou, 36, stepped up to the kiosk, brimming with enthusiasm.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

When Leonidas was just a month old, he was fussy and often constipated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

The natural leader of the Populist Party was the Farmers’ Alliance leader, Leonidas L. Polk, who presided over the meeting that created the party.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2023

So, I’m walking around doing a double spell, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo in one shoe, Enrique Mirabal in the other.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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