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Spar⋅tan

  [spahr-tn]
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–adjective
1. Also, Spar⋅tan⋅ic  [spahr-tan-ik] . of or pertaining to Sparta or its people.
2. suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere.
3. brave; undaunted.
–noun
4. a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
5. a person of Spartan characteristics.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L Spartānus, equiv. to Spart(a) Sparta (< Doric Gk Spártā) + -ānus -an

Related forms:
Spar⋅tan⋅ism, noun
Spar⋅tan⋅ly, Spar⋅tan⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See austere.
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Spar·tan   (spär'tn)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to Sparta or its people.

  2. also spartan

    1. Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained.

    2. Simple, frugal, or austere: a Spartan diet; a spartan lifestyle.

    3. Marked by brevity of speech; laconic.

    4. Courageous in the face of pain, danger, or adversity.

n.  

  1. A citizen of Sparta.

  2. One of Spartan character.

Spar'tan·ism n., Spar'tan·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

Spartan 
c.1425, "of or pertaining to the classical Gk. city of Sparta," from Sparta capital of Laconia, famed for severity of its social order, the frugality of its people, the valor of its army, and the brevity of its speech. Meaning "characterized by frugality or courage" is from 1644.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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