Laconia
Americannoun
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an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Sparta.
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a city in central New Hampshire.
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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 • May 17, 2025
“But the fact that she would go to the Laconia State School and meet with the people who work there, the children who were warehoused there and the parents, was special.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023
The attorney general and state Department of Environmental Services announced the settlement with Erica Blizzard, owner of Lakeport Landing Marina in Laconia, on Thursday.
From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2023
Western Attica - just west of Athens - is among the worst-hit areas, along with Laconia in the southern Peloponnese and the island of Rhodes.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023
On February 26, after two Americans were drowned in the sinking of the British liner Laconia by a German submarine, Wilson asked Congress for permission to begin arming American merchant ships.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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