Laconian noun & adjective. [lǝ'kǝʊnɪǝn] L16.
[from Latin Laconia (from Greek Lakōn Laconia: see below) + -AN.]
A. noun.
1. A native or inhabitant of Laconia, a territory of ancient Greece and now a department of modern Greece, the capital of which is Sparta. L16.

2. The dialect of ancient Greek spoken in Laconia. M19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Laconia, its inhabitants, or its dialect; Lacedaemonian, Spartan. E17.

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