Sparta

[spahr-tuh]

noun

1. an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.

Sparta

/ ˈspɑːtə /

noun

1. an ancient Greek city in the S Peloponnese, famous for the discipline and military prowess of its citizens and for their austere way of life

Sparta

1. An ancient Greek city-state and rival of Athens (see also Athens). Sparta was known for its militaristic government and for its educational system designed to train children to be devoted citizens and brave soldiers. Sparta defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War.

The term Spartan is used to describe conditions that are low on luxury and designed to produce discipline.

Example Sentences

The UAE, nicknamed "Little Sparta" by former US Defense Secretary James Mattis, has deployed its military to conflicts in Afghanistan, Libya and Yemen.

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The oil complex is “grinding forward on a bifurcated narrative” of tight product supplies against “what’s supposed to be a looser crude market,” Neil Crosby of Sparta Commodities says in a note.

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On crude, “we are also still in no man’s land regarding the glut,” Neil Crosby of Sparta Commodities says in a note.

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The author begins his survey in 432 B.C., with Sparta and Athens on the cusp of the Peloponnesian War.

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Israel’s grisly performance as “a new Sparta” in the region is co-produced by the Pentagon, with the military and intelligence operations of the two nations intricately entangled.

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