Spartan

[ spahr-tn ]
/ ˈspɑr tn /
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adjective

Also Spar·tan·ic [spahr-tan-ik] /spɑrˈtæn ɪk/. of or relating to Sparta or its people.
(usually lowercase) suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere.
(usually lowercase) brave; undaunted.

noun

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

Origin of Spartan

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin Spartānus, equivalent to Spart(a) Sparta (< Doric Greek Spártā) + -ānus -an

synonym study for Spartan

1. See austere.

OTHER WORDS FROM Spartan

Spar·tan·ism, noun Spar·tan·ly, Spar·tan·i·cal·ly, adverb non-Spar·tan, adjective, noun

Words related to spartanism

simplicity, severity, bareness, economy, plainness, spareness, baldness, primitiveness, dourness

British Dictionary definitions for spartanism

Spartan
/ (ˈspɑːtən) /

adjective

of or relating to Sparta or its citizens
(sometimes not capital) very strict or austere a Spartan upbringing
(sometimes not capital) possessing courage and resolve

noun

a citizen of Sparta
(sometimes not capital) a disciplined or brave person
a Canadian variety of eating apple

Derived forms of Spartan

Spartanism, noun