Olympia

[ uh-lim-pee-uh, oh-lim- ]

noun

1. a plain in ancient Elis, Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held.
2. a city in and the capital of Washington State, on the southern end of Puget Sound.
3. Also called Olympia oyster. a common oyster, Ostrea lurida, of the Pacific coast of North America.
4. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “of Olympus.”

Olympia

/ əˈlɪmpɪə /

noun

1. a plain in Greece, in the NW Peloponnese: in ancient times a major sanctuary of Zeus and site of the original Olympic Games
2. a port in W Washington, the state capital, on Puget Sound. Pop: 43 963 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

He left the car at a gas station a block from the Olympia, and it was 6:55 when he walked into the dressing room.

From The Daily Beast

The books have sold over six million copies, and birthed a TV mini-series in the early 1990s starring Olympia Dukakis.

From The Daily Beast

Charlotte Olympia deleted the picture hours after it went viral.

From The Daily Beast

This modest dive bar in Olympia, Washington, is more than meets the eye.

From The Daily Beast

So the Olympia Snowe types who helped broker compromises have left or been defeated.

From The Daily Beast

The Olympia hurled about 70 5-inch shells and 16 8-inch shells, and the Petrel and the Raleigh about the same number each.

From Project Gutenberg

He carried within him an Olympia of his own, to the deities of which he did homage with all his soul.

From Project Gutenberg

He started out with his flagship, named the Reina Cristina, straight for the Olympia, which he hoped to cut in two.

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In an instant a great eight-inch shell from the Olympia went screaming through the air.

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The facilities at Olympia for carrying on excavations are stated by Professor Ross to be very great.

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