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

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 Literature

Then he is scheduled to return to New Hampshire for an evening rally in Laconia.

From Seattle Times

“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

An oil tanker, the Laconia flagged to Gabon, did respond to the May Day call and altered course to pull up alongside the boat for more than two hours, according to ship tracking data.

From Reuters