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(Entry 1 of 2)
providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious
- accommodations on the windjammer are spartan but clean and comfortable nevertheless
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Spartan
adjective (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of Spartan (Entry 2 of 2)
as in resolute, unflinching
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for Spartan
- bold,
- brave,
- courageous,
- dauntless,
- doughty,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- undauntable,
- undaunted,
- valiant,
- valorous
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The first known use of spartan was in the 15th century
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