Olympic

[ uh-lim-pik, oh-lim- ]

/ əˈlɪm pɪk, oʊˈlɪm- /

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adjective

of or relating to the Olympic Games: an Olympic contender.

of or relating to Olympia, in Greece.

pertaining to Mount Olympus, in Greece.

Olympian (def. 3).

noun

an Olympian deity.

Olympics. Olympic Games (def. 2).

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Origin of Olympic

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

Words nearby Olympic

Olwen, olykoek, Olympia, Olympiad, Olympian, Olympic, Olympic Games, Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, Olympic-size

How to use Olympic in a sentence

The three-day Winter Cup, scheduled to get underway Friday with first day of the men’s senior competition and to be followed by the women Saturday, won’t have a direct bearing on the makeup of the 2021 Olympic team.
For competition-starved U.S. gymnasts, Winter Cup will measure Olympic readiness|Liz Clarke|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Olympic preparations will continue April 5-13 with two friendlies in Europe against opponents to be announced.
USWNT flexes muscle, routs Argentina to win SheBelieves Cup, 6-0|Steven Goff|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
With only 20 Olympic roster slots available, three fewer than for the World Cup, players such as Macario and Purce need to make the most of their opportunities.
Rose Lavelle lifts U.S. women’s national team past Canada at SheBelieves Cup|Steven Goff|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
In an article in Runner’s World, you mentioned that getting back into running at this stage in your life gives you a chance to pursue “unfinished business,” and that making an Olympic team was always your ultimate aspiration as a runner.
Why Running’s Fastest Amateur Just Went Pro|Martin Fritz Huber|February 14, 2021|Outside Online

I knew then that was no way this wouldn’t make the Olympic stage.
How break dancing made the leap from ’80s pop culture to the Olympic stage|Rick Maese|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
After Olympic boxer Guillermo Rigondeux defected, his family suffered a form of domestic exile.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Available at Olympic Provisions Mexico: The Cookbook, $33 Is there anything better than genuine Mexican food?
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Anthony Bourdain in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The 41-year-old claims she met the Olympic champion on Tinder, and they fell in love.
Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All|Aurora Snow|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We did a lot in our seven years for the kids, brought the Olympic Games to the country.
Putin’s Hockey Pal Tells All: Slava Fetisov on ‘Red Army,’ Soviet Nostalgia, and What Drives Putin|Marlow Stern|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Andy Johns engineered the sessions and we recorded it at Olympic Studios.
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and More|Gary Wright|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Pointsman is likely to remain on the line of the Olympic bills for many a week to come.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 24, 1887|Various
Diogenes one day heard a herald publish that Dioxippus had conquered men at the Olympic games.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8|Various
When he was twelve years old, Zelter placed him in the Olympic in Weimar, where he made remarkable progress.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
This subspecies was named from the Olympic Peninsula of Washington.
Comments on the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Some North American Rodents|E. Raymond Hall
Fig. 240 shows a cabin in the Olympic mountains, but it is only the ordinary American log cabin with a shake roof and no windows.
Shelters, Shacks and Shanties|D.C. Beard

British Dictionary definitions for Olympic

Olympic

/ (əˈlɪmpɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the Olympic Games

of or relating to ancient Olympia

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