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Laconia
(La¦co|nia)
Pronunciation:
/ləˈkəʊnɪə/
(also
Lakonia
)
a modern department and ancient region of Greece, in the SE Peloponnese. Throughout the classical period the region was dominated by its capital, Sparta.
Derivatives
Laconian
adjective
&
noun
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