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.