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SPARTAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A resident of Sparta
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Spartan" is a kind of...):
Greek; Hellene (a native or inhabitant of Greece)
Holonyms ("Spartan" is a member of...):
Sparta (an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Practicing great self-denial
Example:
a spartan existence
Synonyms:
ascetic; ascetical; austere; spartan
Classified under:
Similar:
abstemious (sparing in consumption of especially food and drink)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
Example:
a Spartan upbringing
Synonyms:
severe; spartan
Classified under:
Similar:
nonindulgent; strict (characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
Example:
spartan courage
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
resolute (firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Sparta (an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC)
Derivation:
Sparta (an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC)
