Olympic

American  

[uh-lim-pik, oh-lim-] / əˈlɪm pɪk, oʊˈlɪm- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Olympic Games.

   an Olympic contender.

2. of or relating to Olympia, in Greece.

3. pertaining to Mount Olympus, in Greece.

4. Olympian.

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noun

1. an Olympian deity.

2. Olympics. Olympic Games.

Olympic British  

/ əˈlɪmpɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Olympic Games

2. of or relating to ancient Olympia

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Etymology

Origin of Olympic

1590–1600; < Latin Olympicus of Olympus, of Olympia < Greek Olympikós. See Olympus, -ic

Example Sentences

Of all of the extreme Winter Olympic events, pairs skating might just be the most insane.

From The Wall Street Journal

For Olympic gymnast Ruby Evans, how she looks is "as important" as the gymnastics itself.

From BBC

An Olympic gold medal on snow has long seemed like the impossible for Team GB's winter athletes.

From BBC

Canada hammered France 10-2 in an awesome show of power on Sunday to finish the Olympic men's ice hockey preliminary round with three wins from three.

From Barron's

"Now I've realised that I've become an Olympic champion, it's probably even more than I could have dreamed of," he said.

From Barron's