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LEONIDAS
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• LEONIDAS (noun)
The noun LEONIDAS has 1 sense:
1. king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)
Familiarity information: LEONIDAS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
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