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Spartan

[ spahr-tn ]

adjective

  1. Also 貹·ٲ· [] of or relating to Sparta or its people.
  2. (usually lowercase) suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere.
  3. (usually lowercase) brave; undaunted.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
  2. a person of Spartan characteristics.

Spartan

/ ˈɑːə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Sparta or its citizens
  2. sometimes not capital very strict or austere

    a Spartan upbringing

  3. sometimes not capital possessing courage and resolve
“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

noun

  1. a citizen of Sparta
  2. sometimes not capital a disciplined or brave person
  3. a Canadian variety of eating apple
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ貹ٲԾ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 貹t· noun
  • 貹t· 貹·ٲi·· adverb
  • ԴDz-貹t adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Spartan1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin 貹Գܲ, equivalent to Spart ( a ) Sparta (< Doric Greek á ) + -Գܲ -an
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Synonym Study

See austere.
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Example Sentences

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Damien 3, Upland 2: The Spartans won the Baseline League game with two runs in the sixth inning.

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Two minutes into the second quarter, their lead over the Spartans stood at just two points.

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With the locker rooms occupied by the teams playing in the previous game, the Bruins and Spartans found themselves waiting together in Purdue’s practice gym.

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Against the Spartans, she scored 28 points and had eight rebounds in leading led USC to an 83-75 win at the Galen Center, securing the team’s seventh victory over a ranked opponent this season.

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The Spartans took their first lead late in the third quarter off a Jocelyn Tate layup and held a 55-53 lead going into the fourth.

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