SPARTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sparta mean? 

• SPARTA (noun)
  The noun SPARTA has 1 sense:

1. an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC

  Familiarity information: SPARTA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPARTA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Meronyms (members of "Sparta"):

Spartan (a resident of Sparta)

Holonyms ("Sparta" is a part of...):

Peloponnese; Peloponnesian Peninsula; Peloponnesus (the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC)

Derivation:

Spartan (of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people)