Definition of spartan Spartan
/spɑˈɹtʌn/ - [spartun] - Spar•tan
We found 12 definitions of spartan from 5 different sources.
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What does spartan mean?
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| spartan - a resident of Sparta | ||
| hellene, greek the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages | ||
Adjectivespartan, spartanner, spartannest |
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| spartan - of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people | ||
| spartan - resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage" | ||
| spartan - practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" | ||
| ascetic, ascetical, austere | ||
| abstemious sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy | ||
| spartan - unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing" | ||
| severe | ||
| nonindulgent, strict characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint | ||
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Wiktionary 
- spartan (Adjective)
Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial. - spartan (Adjective)
Resolute in the face of danger or adversity. - spartan (Adjective)
Lacking in decoration and luxury.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- spartan (a.)
Of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta; hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey. - spartan (n.)
A native or inhabitant of Sparta; figuratively, a person of great courage and fortitude.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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spartan
spär′tan, adj. of or pertaining to Sparta in Greece: hardy, rigorously severe: fearless
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