Laconia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λακωνία (Lakōnía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈkəʊ.ni.ə/

Proper noun

Laconia

1. A regional unit in the southern Peloponnese, Greece (known since antiquity as Lacedaemon), which has had Sparta as its capital for over 3,000 years.
2. A town in Indiana, USA
3. A city in and the county seat of Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA.
4. An unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λακωνία (Lakōnía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /laˈkoː.ni.a/, [ɫaˈkoː.ni.a]

Proper noun

Lacōnia f (genitive Lacōniae); first declension

1. Laconia

References

• Laco in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Laconia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Laconia in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Proper noun

Laconia f

1. Obsolete spelling of Lacónia