Webster's English Dictionary

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spartan

1. Spar.tan \'spa:rt-*n\ \-.iz-*m\ n 1: a native or inhabitant of ancient 
   Sparta  2: a person of great courage and fortitude  - Spar.tan.ism n
2. Spartan aj 1: of or relating to Sparta in ancient Greece  2a: marked by 
   strict self-discipline and avoidance of comfort and luxury  2b: LACONIC  
   2c: undaunted by pain or danger