Olympic

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

adjective

1. of or relating to the Olympic Games:

   an Olympic contender.

2. of or relating to Olympia, in Greece.
3. pertaining to Mount Olympus, in Greece.
4. Olympian ( def 3 ).

noun

1. an Olympian deity.
2. Olympics. Olympic Games ( def 2 ).

Olympic

/ əˈlɪmpɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Olympic Games
2. of or relating to ancient Olympia

Word History and Origins

Origin of Olympic¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post

Olympic preparations will continue April 5-13 with two friendlies in Europe against opponents to be announced.

From 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.

From 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.

From Outside Online

I knew then that was no way this wouldn’t make the Olympic stage.

From Washington Post

After Olympic boxer Guillermo Rigondeux defected, his family suffered a form of domestic exile.

From The Daily Beast

Available at Olympic Provisions Mexico: The Cookbook, $33 Is there anything better than genuine Mexican food?

From The Daily Beast

The 41-year-old claims she met the Olympic champion on Tinder, and they fell in love.

From The Daily Beast

We did a lot in our seven years for the kids, brought the Olympic Games to the country.

From The Daily Beast

Andy Johns engineered the sessions and we recorded it at Olympic Studios.

From The Daily Beast

The Pointsman is likely to remain on the line of the Olympic bills for many a week to come.

From Project Gutenberg

Diogenes one day heard a herald publish that Dioxippus had conquered men at the Olympic games.

From Project Gutenberg

When he was twelve years old, Zelter placed him in the Olympic in Weimar, where he made remarkable progress.

From Project Gutenberg

This subspecies was named from the Olympic Peninsula of Washington.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg