spartan

«spartan» in Mova's school dictionary: A Spartan was a person from Sparta, a city in ancient… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (spartan; Spartan); noun (a Spartan, Spartans)

meaning for a pupil

1) (history) A Spartan was a person from Sparta, a city in ancient Greece famous for its tough soldiers and strict training. tree →

2) adjective (lower case): Very simple and plain, without comfort or decoration: a spartan room. tree →

3) adjective: Strict, tough and self-disciplined. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons about ancient Greece, Sparta and Athens are compared: Spartan boys trained as soldiers from age 7; the Battle of Thermopylae (300 Spartans). In everyday life, «spartan» describes a very plain room, meal or lifestyle. Sports teams often call themselves «the Spartans». Phrases: «a spartan room», «spartan lifestyle», «Spartan warriors», «Spartan race».

examples

• Spartan boys left home at seven to train as soldiers. tree →
• The Spartans fought bravely at Thermopylae. tree →
• The hostel room was spartan, with just a bed and a chair. tree →
• Grandad lives a spartan life — no TV and cold showers. tree →
• Athens and Sparta were rivals in ancient Greece. tree →
• Our school team is called the Spartans. tree →
• But when the sun went down, there was not one Spartan left alive. tree →

note

Capital S for the people of Sparta; small s for the «plain, simple» meaning. Myth: films show Spartans as heroes, but Sparta also kept most people in its land as slaves (helots).

In the corpora

• In Sparta boys left home at seven to train hard as soldiers, and Spartan girls also did sports to be strong.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «spartan» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.