spartan

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Very simple and plain, with no comfort or luxury.

   The soldiers slept in spartan rooms with only a bed and a chair.

2. 2
   adj

   Marked by strict self-discipline and self-denial.

   He follows a spartan diet of plain rice and vegetables.

3. 3
   noun

   A citizen of the ancient Greek city of Sparta.

   The Spartans were famous for their courage in battle.

From Middle English Spartan, Spertan, from Latin Spartānus, from Sparta + -ānus, equivalent to Sparta + -an.

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