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Spartan

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Definitions for Spartan

noun
a resident of Sparta
adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
adjective
resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
Examples
  1. spartan courage
adjective
unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
Synonyms
Examples
  1. a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells
  2. a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien
  3. a strict disciplinarian
  4. a Spartan upbringing
adjective
practicing great self-denial
Synonyms
Examples
  1. Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James
  2. a desert nomad's austere life
  3. a spartan diet
  4. a spartan existence

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