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Leonidas Definition & Meaning

leonidas
noun
  1. king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)

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What does leonidas mean?
king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)
What part of speech is leonidas?
Leonidas is a noun.

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