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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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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LFW also relocated again, to the neighbouring trade exhibition at Olympia, which had a large designer showroom space which could accommodate everyone involved.

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Stoke Mandeville is now the permanent lighting point for all Paralympic torches, in the same way the Olympic Flame is kindled at Olympia in Greece.

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The new IOC president will be elected in March 2025 at a session in ancient Olympia and will take over in June of that year, Bach said.

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Stephen Porter, of Olympia, and his wife saw a way to get their son Eisley, 12, away from the computer.

Capital City Pride: All bodies are Pride at this three-day festival in downtown Olympia.

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