Olympia

American  

[uh-lim-pee-uh, oh-lim-] / əˈlɪm pi ə, oʊˈlɪm- /

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 Olympia oyster.  a common oyster, Ostrea lurida, of the Pacific coast of North America.

4. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “of Olympus.”

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Olympia British  

/ 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)

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Olympia

As she and Joint entered the court, Williams received a standing ovation from a crowd that included her husband, Alexis Ohanian, their daughters, Olympia, 8, and Adira, 2, and her sister/doubles partner, Venus Williams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Not far away was Williams’s husband, Alexis Ohanian, with the couple’s oldest daughter, Olympia, watching Mom return to the turf she once dominated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

The Berlin police used water cannons to help residents of the capital cool off for a second day running Sunday -- this time at the Olympia venue where singer Bruno Mars was performing.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

And at this year's giant Fertility Show in London's Olympia, attended by around 2,000 people over two days, organisers said male infertility would be placed centre stage for the first time.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

“Welcome, everybody, to Ohio and Olympia Village,” she said.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein