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Leonidas
[ lee-on-i-duhs ]
noun
- died 480 b.c., Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
Leonidas
/ lɪˈɒnɪˌdæs /
noun
- Leonidas480 bcMSpartanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler died 480 bc , king of Sparta (?490–480), hero of the Battle of Thermopylae, in which he was killed by the Persians under Xerxes
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Fort Johnson had previously been named after a Confederate commander, Leonidas Polk.
From Seattle Times
With a violinist on the order of Leonidas Kavakos, that reaction felt justified.
From New York Times
He performed the Ukrainian national anthem last year with the pianist Emanuel Ax and the violinist Leonidas Kavakos before a concert at the Kennedy Center.
From New York Times
"CONAIE breaks this process of dialogue and retires from monitoring efforts," its president Leonidas Iza told journalists after meeting with other Indigenous groups.
From Reuters
“We don’t want oil,” said Leonidas Iza, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador, which helped lead the protests.
From New York Times
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