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SPARTA
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I. (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)
