laconia
IPA: ɫɑkˈoʊniʌ
Root Word: Laconia
noun
- A region in the southern Peloponnese, Greece, which has had Sparta as its capital for over 3,000 years.
- A city, the county seat of Belknap County, New Hampshire; named for the Laconia Car Company, a railroad car manufacturer.
- A town in Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Tennessee.
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Examples of "laconia" in Sentences
- A fort would be built at Laconia in 1746.
- Laconia was incorporated as a city in 1893.
- See Laconia incident for a guide to future revision.
- Asine was an ancient town in the Laconia region of Greece.
- Laconia was subsequently overrun by the Goths and the Huns.
- On the fourth patrol he was involved in the Laconia incident.
- Motorcyclists continued to return to Laconia in stronger numbers.
- Sparta is located in the region of Laconia, in the south eastern Peloponnese.
- At present, Sparta is the administrative capital of the prefecture of Laconia.
- At present, Sparti is the administrative capital of the prefecture of Laconia.