Lacedaemonian
adjective
of or relating to ancient Sparta; Spartan.
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Lacedaemonian
American
[las-i-di-moh-nee-uhn]
/ ˌlæs ɪ dɪˈmoʊ ni ən /
adjective
noun
lacedaemonian
British
/ ˌlæsɪdɪˈməʊnɪən /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Lacedaemonian
First recorded in 1770–80; Lacedaemon + -ian
Example Sentences
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And now a decree of the senate was brought to him, containing a denunciation of war against Nabis the Lacedaemonian.
From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus
The trifling conventions of everyday life were best left undefined by hard-and-fast laws, so that they might from time to time receive corrections or additions from men educated in the spirit of the Lacedaemonian system.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey
He imperiled Lacedaemonian stability by opening the way to northern stars and their influences to Shelley, Burke, and Mill, and to all manner of people dangerous to the back-veld views of Lacedaemon.
From Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales by Cripps, Arthur Shearly
For this reason, many foreigners used to obtain Lacedaemonian nurses for their children, and it is said that Amykla, the nurse of Alkibiades, was a Lacedaemonian.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey
He spoke to them in the harsh Lacedaemonian speech which made Atta sick to hear.
From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John
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