definition of
[spartan]

[1] #1 spartan n. [Spartan] a resident of Sparta. wn

[2] #2 spartan a. [Spartan] of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people. wn

[3] #3 spartan s. resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage". wn

[4] #4 spartan s. [severe] unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing". wn

[5] #5 spartan s. [ascetic, ascetical, austere] practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence". wn