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)
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Historians analyzing Édouard Manet’s iconic Olympia now often focus on Laure, Manet’s neighbor who posed as the maid, instead of just his reclining nude, model Victorine Meurent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
El Guindy was on Instagram last week promoting the 62nd annual Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend competition, which is scheduled for this weekend in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Williams says she’s coming back for her kids—she wants Olympia and younger sister Adira to see her play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
She has since given birth to two daughters - Olympia, now aged eight, and two-year-old Adira.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
‘The demigod ship sails around the Peloponnese. Already they have destroyed the ghosts at Ithaca and captured the goddess Nike in Olympia!’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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