Spartan vs. Viking — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Spartan and Viking
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Spartan
Of or relating to Sparta or its people.
Viking
One of a seafaring Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of northern and western Europe from the eighth through the tenth century.
Spartan
Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained.
Viking
A Scandinavian.
Spartan
Simple, frugal, or austere
A Spartan diet.
A spartan lifestyle.
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Viking
One belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen, who plundered the coasts of Europe in the eighth, ninth, and tenth centuries.
Of grim Vikings, and the raptureOf the sea fight, and the capture,And the life of slavery.
Spartan
Marked by brevity of speech; laconic.
Viking
Any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
Spartan
Courageous in the face of pain, danger, or adversity.
Spartan
A citizen of Sparta.
Spartan
One of Spartan character.
Spartan
Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom.
Spartan
Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.
The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.
Spartan
Lacking in decoration and luxury.
After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.
Spartan
Of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta; hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey.
Spartan
A resident of Sparta
Spartan
Of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
Spartan
Resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity;
Spartan courage
Spartan
Unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment;
A parent severe to the pitch of hostility
A hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien
A strict disciplinarian
A Spartan upbringing
Spartan
Practicing great self-denial;
Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it
A desert nomad's austere life
A spartan diet
A spartan existence
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