Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Spartan \Spar"tan\, a. [L. Spartanus.]
   Of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta;
   hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey.
   -- n. A native or inhabitant of Sparta; figuratively, a
   person of great courage and fortitude.

Source : WordNet®

Spartan
     adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
     2: resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity;
        "spartan courage"
     3: 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" [syn: {severe}, {strict}]
     4: 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"
        [syn: {ascetic}, {ascetical}, {austere}]
     n : a resident of Sparta