spartan

IPA: spˈɑrtʌn

Root Word: Spartan

noun

  • A citizen of Sparta; a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
  • A red apple cultivar from British Columbia, Canada

adjective

  • Of or relating to Sparta or its citizens.
  • Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
  • Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.
  • Lacking in decoration and luxury.
  • Alternative spelling of spartan [Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.]
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Examples of "spartan" in Sentences

  • The Conneaut mascot is the Spartan.
  • The work was laborious and spartan.
  • Deloris has a spartan lifestyle of a nun.
  • Luckily, the Spartans have the same problem.
  • He was the father of the Spartan general Alcamenes.
  • The practice started the period of Spartan hegemony.
  • Another Aethra was the wife of the Spartan Palanthus.
  • The trailer ends with the arrival of Spartan reinforcements.
  • The interior is a little less spartan and austere than the exterior.
  • For the Spartans, warfare during these periods was considered sacrilegious.

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