Lacedaemonian
UK/læsədɪˈməʊnɪ.ən/
Lacedaemonian adjective: of or pertaining to Lacedaemon (Laconia) in Greece.
Adjective
Lacedaemonian (comparative more Lacedaemonian, superlative most Lacedaemonian)
- Of or pertaining to Lacedaemon (Laconia) in Greece.
- spartan
Noun
Lacedaemonian (plural Lacedaemonians)
- An inhabitant of Lacedaemon (Laconia) in Greece.
- […] yet if in temperance, thriftines, & noble mind (exceeding all their vanities) he could come to reſtore the Lacedæmonians againe vnto equalitie: that then in deede he ſhould be counted a noble king.1579, Plutarke of Chæronea [i.e., Plutarch], “Agis and Cleomenes”, in Thomas North, transl., The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romaines, […], London: […] Richard Field, →OCLC, page 851
- For Kallikrates died out of the battle, he came to the army the most beautiful man of the Greeks of that day - not only of the Lacedæmonians themselves, but of the other Greeks also.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
Forms of Lacedaemonian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Lacedaemonian |
| superlative | most Lacedaemonian |
| alternative form | Lacedæmonian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Lacedaemonians |
Origin of Lacedaemonian
From Latin Lacedaemoni(us) + -an or Lacedaemon + -ian.
Words that rhyme with Lacedaemonian
- Exonian
- hamiltonian
- amazonian
- Andersonian
- apollonian
- Ionian
- Macedonian
- newtonian
- Plutonian
- usonian
- Wilsonian
- Babylonian
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- Burtonian
- Caledonian
- Ciceronian
- Clintonian
- Cronian
- Estonian
- Flintstonian
- jacksonian
- Johnsonian
- Kingstonian
- Petersonian
- Simonian
- Washingtonian
- Watsonian
- Aberdonian
- addisonian
- Arlingtonian
- Baconian
- Bostonian
- Brunonian
- Cameronian
- Carsonian
- Catonian
- Chalcedonian
- clactonian
- Cottonian
- Devonian
- draconian
- Draytonian
- favonian
- Franconian
- Freedonian
- gorgonian
- Haligonian
- Hamptonian
- heliconian
- Hudsonian
- Hugonian
- Huntingtonian
- Huronian
- Koronian
- Langtonian
- Londonian
- Maidstonian
- Mertonian
- Miltonian
- Morrisonian
- Mortonian
Questions about Lacedaemonian
- What does Lacedaemonian mean?
- Lacedaemonian means of or pertaining to Lacedaemon (Laconia) in Greece.
- What part of speech is Lacedaemonian?
- Lacedaemonian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Lacedaemonian?
- Lacedaemonian is pronounced /læsədɪˈməʊnɪ.ən/ (UK).
Words near Lacedaemonian in the dictionary
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