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Lysander

American  
[lahy-san-der] / laɪˈsæn dər /

noun

  1. died 395 b.c., Spartan naval commander and statesman.


Lysander British  
/ laɪˈsændə /

noun

  1. died 395 bc , Spartan naval commander of the Peloponnesian War

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In a school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, he played the charming Lysander; during a rehearsal, the misfit scoring the play swore at the teacher, and in Yorke, O’Brien found a fellow outsider.

From The Guardian Apr. 9, 2020

Meanwhile, heir-in-exile Lysander au Lune, has returned, determined to bring peace back to humanity by resting control from the Gold families and facing down Darrow over Mercury.

From The Verge Dec. 30, 2018

While eating at an outdoor cafe with his colorful son Lysander, he experiences a mysterious, powerful explosion.

From Washington Times Nov. 7, 2017

My mother and father went to see A Midsummer Night's Dream, and, afterwards, my mother told my father she wanted to call her next child after Lysander.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2016

Another Lysander pickup is planned for tomorrow night, Tues.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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