Leonidas

[ lee-on-i-duhs ]

/ liˈɒn ɪ dəs /

noun

died 480 b.c., Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.

Words nearby Leonidas

Leonardo of Pisa, Leoncavallo, leone, Leoni, Leonid, Leonidas, leonine, leonine rhyme, leonine verse, Leonora, Leonov

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Example sentences from the Web for Leonidas

Instead of that he assigned the force of General Leonidas Polk to that position.
The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume II (of 2)|George Cary Eggleston
Leonidas lingered on the top of the hill, ostentatiously examining a young hickory for a green switch, but to no effect.
Openings in the Old Trail|Bret Harte
To ward off these calamities, "I will hurl myself like a Leonidas into the breach."
Jefferson and his Colleagues|Allen Johnson
Him Leonidas ordered to retire, but he refused, though he sent home his only son.
Children's Literature|Charles Madison Curry

When night came Leonidas and his faithful soldiers lay dead under the corpses of their enemies.
The Story of Mankind|Hendrik Van Loon

British Dictionary definitions for Leonidas

Leonidas

/ (lɪˈɒnɪˌdæs) /

noun

died 480 bc, king of Sparta (?490–480), hero of the Battle of Thermopylae, in which he was killed by the Persians under Xerxes

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	leonidas
释义	Leonidas [ lee-on-i-duhs ] / liˈɒn ɪ dəs / noun died 480 b.c., Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480. Words nearby Leonidas Leonardo of Pisa, Leoncavallo, leone, Leoni, Leonid, Leonidas, leonine, leonine rhyme, leonine verse, Leonora, Leonov Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Leonidas Instead of that he assigned the force of General Leonidas Polk to that position. The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume II (of 2)\|George Cary Eggleston Leonidas lingered on the top of the hill, ostentatiously examining a young hickory for a green switch, but to no effect. Openings in the Old Trail\|Bret Harte To ward off these calamities, "I will hurl myself like a Leonidas into the breach." Jefferson and his Colleagues\|Allen Johnson Him Leonidas ordered to retire, but he refused, though he sent home his only son. Children's Literature\|Charles Madison Curry When night came Leonidas and his faithful soldiers lay dead under the corpses of their enemies. The Story of Mankind\|Hendrik Van Loon British Dictionary definitions for Leonidas Leonidas / (lɪˈɒnɪˌdæs) / noun died 480 bc, king of Sparta (?490–480), hero of the Battle of Thermopylae, in which he was killed by the Persians under Xerxes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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