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LACONIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meronyms (members of "Laconia"):
Laconian (a resident of Laconia)
Holonyms ("Laconia" is a part of...):
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)