Definitions for olympicəˈlɪm pɪk, oʊˈlɪm-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
O•lym•picəˈlɪm pɪk, oʊˈlɪm-(adj.)
of or pertaining to the Olympic Games.
of or pertaining to Olympia, in Greece.
pertaining to Mount Olympus, in Greece.
Ref: Olympian (def. 3). 3
(n.)Olympics.
Ref: Olympic Games (def. 2). 2
Origin of Olympic:
1590–1600; < L Olympicus of Olympus, of Olympia < Gk Olympikós. See Olympus , -ic
Princeton's WordNet
Olympic(adj)
of or relating to the Olympic Games
"Olympic winners"
Olympian, Olympic(adj)
of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants
"Olympian plain"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
Olympic(adjective)əˈlɪm pɪk, oʊˈlɪm-
relating to the international sports competition that happens every four years, called the Olympic Games
an Olympic athlete
Wiktionary
Olympic(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis.
Olympic(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games
Origin: From Ὀλυμπικός, from Ὄλυμπος.
Translations for olympic
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
Olympic(noun)
a sports competition held once every four years for amateur competitors from all parts of the world.
- Olimpies, Olimpiese SpeleAfrikaans
- أولِمْبيArabic
- олимпийскиBulgarian
- OlimpíadasPortuguese (BR)
- olympijské hryCzech
- die Olympischen Spiele (pl.)German
- Olympiske LegeDanish
- Ολυμπιακοί ΑγώνεςGreek
- Juegos OlímpicosSpanish
- olümpiamängudEstonian
- المپیکFarsi
- olympialaisetFinnish
- les Jeux olympiquesFrench
- הַמִשׂחָקִים הָאוֹלִימפִּייםHebrew
- प्राचीन यूनान की पहाड़िया व मैदान, एक यूनानी देवताHindi
- olimpijadaCroatian
- olimpiai játékok, olimpiaHungarian
- OlympiadeIndonesian
- ólympskur, ólympíu-Icelandic
- olimpico; OlimpiadiItalian
- オリンピック大会Japanese
- 올림픽 대회Korean
- olimpinės žaidynėsLithuanian
- olimpiskās spēlesLatvian
- OlimpikMalay
- Olympische SpelenDutch
- de olympiske lekene (OL), olympiadeNorwegian
- olimpiada, igrzyska olimpijskiePolish
- المپیکPersian
- المپیکPashto
- olímpicoPortuguese
- Jocurile OlimpiceRomanian
- Олимпийские игрыRussian
- olympijské hrySlovak
- olimpijske igreSlovenian
- Olimpijske igreSerbian
- olympisk: [de] olympiska spelenSwedish
- กีฬาโอลิมปิกThai
- Olimpiyat Oyunları, OlimpiyatlarTurkish
- 奧林匹克運動會Chinese (Trad.)
- Олімпійські ігриUkrainian
- اولمپک، کھيلUrdu
- đại hội Ô-lim-píchVietnamese
- 奥林匹克运动会Chinese (Simp.)
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