Laconia

American

[luh-koh-nee-uh] / ləˈkoʊ ni ə /

noun

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

Laconia British

/ ləˈkəʊnɪə /

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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Laconian

adjective

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On Monday, Haley has scheduled events in Franklin and Salem, while Trump has an evening rally in Laconia.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

Williamson’s campaign manager, Carlos Cardona, is the former chair of the Laconia, N.H.,

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

An area west of Athens is among the worst-hit areas, along with Laconia in the southern Peloponnese and the island of Rhodes.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2023

Her remarks in the blue-collar New Hampshire city of Laconia elicited a mixture of laughter and applause.

From Reuters ● Jun. 2, 2023

And I learned that cops were smarter than I thought on the corner of Laconia Avenue.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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