Laconia

[luh-koh-nee-uh]

noun

an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
a city in central New Hampshire.

Related formsLa·co·ni·an, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for laconia

Historical Examples of laconia

They were delightful days, for the Laconia is a Paris hotel disguised as a liner.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
She had better be housemaid at Laconia, or go in the mills again.
The Girls at Mount Morris
Amanda Minnie Douglas
Yes, she had run out that way at Laconia—how long ago it seemed.
The Girls at Mount Morris
Amanda Minnie Douglas
Was she rather unpolished when they had first come from Laconia.
The Girls at Mount Morris
Amanda Minnie Douglas
This mountain is visible from the shore of the lake at Laconia.
The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery
Samuel Adams Drake

British Dictionary definitions for laconia

Laconia

noun

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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