Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.
Origin
From Spartan + -burg, named after the Spartan Regiment, a local militia in the American Revolutionary War.
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APA
Spartanburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spartanburg
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“Spartanburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spartanburg. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spartanburg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spartanburg.
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