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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The flame is lit during a ceremony at Olympia, the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games, using a mirror and light from the sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
In her first-round loss, Williams displayed powerful serves while her daughters Olympia and Adira Ohanian looked on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
She told the event at London's Olympia that even though she lost out to Yousaf, she "absolutely won the public support".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 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
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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