spartan
see also: Spartan
Adjective
Spartan
Noun
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see also: Spartan
Adjective
spartan
- Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
- I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom.
- Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.
- The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.
- Lacking in decoration and luxury.
- After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.
- French: spartiate
- German: spartanisch
- Italian: spartano
Spartan
Noun
spartan (plural spartans)
- A citizen of Sparta; a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- A red apple cultivar from British Columbia, Canada
spartan
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