Olympia
Americannoun
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a plain in ancient Elis, Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held.
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a city in and the capital of Washington State, on the southern end of Puget Sound.
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Also called Olympia oyster. a common oyster, Ostrea lurida, of the Pacific coast of North America.
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a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “of Olympus.”
noun
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a plain in Greece, in the NW Peloponnese: in ancient times a major sanctuary of Zeus and site of the original Olympic Games
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a port in W Washington, the state capital, on Puget Sound. Pop: 43 963 (2003 est)
Example Sentences
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"Olympia is a little bit older, Adira is very young. It's components like that."
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
They are suing TKS Restaurants, parent company to The Kebab Shop, which operates in California, Texas and Florida, as well as Olympia Food Industries Inc., the Illinois manufacturer that supplied the minced beef.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service confirmed the ground beef supplied by Olympia Foods was contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Moonstruck supporting actress Olympia Dukakis' statuette was stolen from her home and the thief tried to ransom it.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Their paths crossed at an Indigenous arts market at the Evergreen Longhouse in Olympia.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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