Lysander
[lai'sændə]
Definition
(noun.) Spartan general who defeated the Athenians in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (died in 395 BC).
Typed by Geoffrey--From WordNet
Examples
- He brought up a card, too, with the name of 'Colonel Lysander Stark' engraved upon it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Colonel Lysander Stark stopped at last before a low door, which he unlocked. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Colonel Lysander Stark sprang out, and, as I followed after him, pulled me swiftly into a porch which gaped in front of us. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I inquired of him whether he had ever heard of Colonel Lysander Stark. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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