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/leuh koh"nee euhn/, adj.1. of or pertaining to ancient Laconia or its people.n.2. a native or inhabitant of ancient Laconia.[1820-30; LACONI(A) + -AN]
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Laconian
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Laconian — La*co ni*an, a. Of or pertaining to Laconia, a division of ancient Greece; Spartan. n. An inhabitant of Laconia; esp., a Spartan … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Laconian — n. & adj. n. an inhabitant or the dialect of ancient Laconia. adj. of the Laconian dialect or people; Spartan. Etymology: L Laconia Sparta f. Gk Lakon Spartan … Useful english dictionary
Laconian — adjective or noun see Laconia … New Collegiate Dictionary
Laconian — noun A subdialect of the Doric dialect of Ancient Greek, most notably spoken by the Spartans … Wiktionary
Laconian — n. native or resident of Laconia … English contemporary dictionary
Laconian — [lə kəʊnɪən] noun a native or inhabitant of Laconia, a region of Greece. adjective relating to Laconia … English new terms dictionary
laconian — la·co·ni·an … English syllables
Demosthenes the Laconian — Demosthenes (in Ancient Greek, Δημοσθένης) of Laconia, is listed as a victor in the stadion race of the 116th Olympiad (316 BC).[1] References ^ Papyrus Oxyrhinchus 12 V Categories: Ancient Olympic competitors4th century BC Greek people … Wikipedia
Doric Greek — Distribution of Greek dialects in the classical period.[1] Western group … Wikipedia
Ancient Macedonian language — For the unrelated modern Slavic language, see Macedonian language. language name=Ancient Macedonian region=Macedon ( extinct language ) extinct=absorbed by Attic Greek in the 4th century BC familycolor=Indo European fam2= possibly Greek… … Wikipedia
