adjective / noun

spartan

SPAR-tun/ˈspɑːrtn/

Associated with ancient Sparta and its people.

The museum displays Spartan armor alongside weapons from ancient Athens.

A stark, clean sleeping room containing only a narrow hard bed with a thin mattress and one plain blanket, a backless wooden stool, and an unadorned wall hook.

Etymology

Latin Spartanus named a person from Sparta. The city's reputation for a severe social order and frugal living turned this civic label into a description of strict, comfortless simplicity.

More examples

Our class compares Spartan customs with those of other Greek cities.
The historian describes how a Spartan trained for battle.
This map shows the territory controlled by the Spartans.

Forms

Spartan · Spartans