Laconia
UK/ləˈkəʊ.ni.ə/US/ləˈkoʊ.ni.ə/
Laconia proper noun: a historical region of Ancient Greece, which has had Sparta as its capital for over 3,000 years.
Proper noun
Laconia
- A historical region of Ancient Greece, which has had Sparta as its capital for over 3,000 years.
- A regional unit of Peloponnese, Greece.
- 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.
Origin of Laconia
Borrowed from Latin Lacōnia.
Words formed from Laconia
Words that rhyme with Laconia
- Poseidonia
- Livonia
- macedonia
- Franconia
- Sidonia
- Usonia
- Wallonia
- Catalonia
- sinfonia
- Slavonia
- ammonia
- Babylonia
41 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- Cydonia
- Freedonia
- harmonia
- Patagonia
- valonia
- wellingtonia
- abronia
- adansonia
- Ambazonia
- Aonia
- aphonia
- asonia
- Assyro-Babylonia
- Avalonia
- begonia
- caustic ammonia
- claytonia
- Dumnonia
- dysphonia
- Estonia
- gonia
- gordonia
- heliconia
- houstonia
- Kydonia
- Lycaonia
- Maeonia
- Magonia
- Paeonia
- Pannonia
- pavonia
- Polonia
- polyphonia
- Savonia
- Selonia
- Snowdonia
- Sophronia
- tithonia
- Tsakonia
- washingtonia
- watsonia
Questions about Laconia
- What does Laconia mean?
- Laconia means a historical region of Ancient Greece, which has had Sparta as its capital for over 3,000 years.
- What part of speech is Laconia?
- Laconia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Laconia?
- Laconia is pronounced /ləˈkəʊ.ni.ə/ (UK).
Words near Laconia in the dictionary
Source and license
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