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spartan

“spartan” is a Romanian word. Its meaning in English:

adjective

  1. Spartan

In Romanian

  1. persoană care făcea parte din populația vechiului oraș grecesc Sparta.
  2. (fig.) persoană cu concepții și moravuri austere.
  3. care aparține Spartei sau spartanilor, privitor la Sparta sau la spartani; propriu Spartei sau spartanilor.
  4. (fig.) aspru, sever, auster.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Spartanus or Italian spartano. By surface analysis, Sparta + -an.

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