No. 7,925 in French
sparte
"Sparte" refers to "Sparta," an ancient Greek city-state known for its militaristic culture.
In a sentence
Sparte était une grande cité-État dans la Grèce antique.
Sparta was a great city-state in ancient Greece.
Here, 'Sparte' refers to the historical city-state of Sparta, using its proper noun form.
Le mot 'sparte' évoque souvent une discipline stricte et une vie simple.
The word 'Sparta' often evokes strict discipline and a simple life.
In this sentence, 'sparte' is used as a metaphorical reference to the values associated with historical Sparta.
Dans certains récits, un modèle 'spartiatiste' dérivé de Sparte est adopté.
In some narratives, a 'Spartan' model derived from Sparta is adopted.
Here, 'sparte' is part of a derivative term describing a concept inspired by Sparta's traits.
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