Spartan

Spartan

Spartan may refer to:

* pertaining to Sparta
** Spartan hoplite, heavy infantryman in the Spartan army
** Spartan Army
* Spartan (apple), apple cultivar developed in 1926
* Spartan Alphabet, fingerspelling

Popular culture

* John Spartan, male lead character in the 1990s movie "Demolition Man"
* Spartan (comics), Wildstorm comic book character
* "Spartan (film)", written and directed by David Mamet and starring Val Kilmer
* The SPARTAN Project, a story element in the "Halo" series of games

ports

*Athens Academy Spartans
*Case Western Reserve University
*Greenbrier East Spartans
*Hamrun Spartans
*Hannover Spartans
*Marist Catholic High School Spartans
*Michigan State Spartans
*Norfolk State Spartans
*Queensbury High School
*Pinole Valley High School
*Protein Cookie Spartans
*Romeoville High School Spartans
*San Jose State Spartans
*Spartans F.C.
*University of North Carolina at Greensboro
*University of South Carolina Upstate
*White Station High School Spartans

Technology

* Spartan (software), molecular modelling and computational chemistry application from Wavefunction, Inc.
* Spartan (FPGA), family of FPGAs from Xilinx
* The "SPARTAN kernel", the core of the HelenOS computer operating system

Vehicles

* FV103 Spartan, British armoured personnel carrier
* LIM-49A Spartan, American anti-ballistic missile
* Simmonds Spartan, 1920s British biplane
* Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan, military tactical transport aircraft
* Spartan Aircraft Ltd
* Spartan Aircraft Company
* HMS Spartan British naval ships of this name
* Spartan cars, a British kit car maker

ee also

* Sparta (disambiguation)


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  • Spartan — [spärt′ n] adj. [L Spartanus] 1. of ancient Sparta or its people or culture 2. like or characteristic of the Spartans, who were famous for being warlike, brave, stoical, severe, frugal, and highly disciplined 3. not luxurious or ornate; plain;… …   English World dictionary

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