Spartacus
/ˈspɑːtəkəs/US/ˈspɑːɹtəkəs/
Spartacus proper noun: a Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.
Proper noun
Spartacus
- A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.
Spartacus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
Spartacus in Hindi
- Thracian name
- स्पार्टाकस spārṭākas
Spartacus in Tamil
- Thracian name
- ஸ்பாட்டகஸ் spāṭṭakas
Spartacus in Telugu
- Thracian name
- స్పార్టకస్ spārṭakas
Spartacus in Malayalam
- Thracian name
- സ്പാർട്ടക്കസ് spāṟṭṭakkasŭ
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- Spartacus in Kannada
- ಸ್ಪಾರ್ಟಕಸ್ spārṭakas
- Spartacus in Punjabi
- ਸਪਾਰਟਾਕਸ sapārṭākas
- Spartacus in Sinhala
- ස්පාර්ටකස් spārṭakas
- Spartacus in Tagalog
- Spartacus
- Spartacus in Arabic
- سبارتاكوس
- Spartacus in Malay
- Spartacus, Spartakus
- Spartacus in Indonesian
- Spartakus
- Spartacus in Persian
- اسپارتاکوس
- Spartacus in Thai
- สปาร์ตากุส
Origin of Spartacus
Learned borrowing from Latin Spartacus, from Thracian *Spartakos.
Words formed from Spartacus
Questions about Spartacus
- What does Spartacus mean?
- Spartacus means a Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.
- What is Spartacus in Hindi?
- Spartacus in Hindi is स्पार्टाकस (spārṭākas). See Spartacus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Spartacus?
- Spartacus is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Spartacus?
- Spartacus is pronounced /ˈspɑːtəkəs/ (UK).
Words near Spartacus in the dictionary
Source and license
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