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Laconia

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Laconia, ancient region, Greece

Laconia (ləkō`nēə) or Lacedaemon (lăs'ədē`mən), ancient region, S Peloponnesus, Greece, bounded on the W by Messenia and on the N by Arcadia and Argolis. On the Eurotas (now Evrotás), the principal river, stood Sparta Sparta (spär`tə), city of ancient Greece, capital of Laconia, on the Eurotas (Evrótas) River in the Peloponnesus.
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, the capital. Sparta dominated the region, despite the existence of many other towns, until the rise of the second Achaean League Achaean League (əkē`ən), confederation of cities on the Gulf of Corinth.
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 in the 3d and 2d cent. B.C. Laconia (now Lakonías) is today a name of Greece.

Laconia, city, United States

Laconia, city (1990 pop. 15,743), seat of Belknap co., central N.H., near lakes Winnisquam and Winnipesaukee and on the Winnipesaukee River; settled c.1761, inc. as a city 1893. It is a popular summer and winter resort and the industrial and trade center of a lake resort and farming region. Among the city's products are computer parts, machinery, building materials, metal and paper products, transportation equipment, textiles, and electronics.
Laconia
an ancient country of S Greece, in the SE Peloponnese, of which Sparta was the capital: corresponds to the present-day department of Lakonia


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Laconia, New Hampshire, caught fire, but no one was injured and damage was limited.
 
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