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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"Olympia is a little bit older, Adira is very young. It's components like that."
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
All hail a new Eggers book that’s character-driven, focusing on the long friendship between Robert “Cricket” Dibb and Olympia Argyros, close in age but years apart psychically.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The parents of a 3-year-old girl who experienced acute kidney failure after eating contaminated beef at The Kebab Shop in Costa Mesa also filed a lawsuit against the restaurant chain and Olympia Foods.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Moonstruck supporting actress Olympia Dukakis' statuette was stolen from her home and the thief tried to ransom it.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The typewriter was a fairly recent Olympia, given to him on his twenty-first by Jack Tallis at a lunchtime party held in the library.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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