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[ uh-lim-pee-uh, oh-lim- ] / əˈlɪm pi ə, oʊˈlɪm- /
nouna plain in ancient Elis, Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held. a city in and the capital of Washington, in the W part, on Puget Sound. (sometimes lowercase)Also called Olympia oyster. a common oyster, Ostrea lurida, of the Pacific coast of North America. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “of Olympus.” Words nearby OlympiaOlsen, Olson, Olsztyn, Olwen, olykoek, Olympia, Olympiad, Olympian, Olympic, Olympic Games, Olympic Mountains Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for OlympiaHe left the car at a gas station a block from the Olympia, and it was 6:55 when he walked into the dressing room. Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST The books have sold over six million copies, and birthed a TV mini-series in the early 1990s starring Olympia Dukakis. Armistead Maupin Bids Farewell to 'Tales'|Tim Teeman|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST This modest dive bar in Olympia, Washington, is more than meets the eye. Smoking Ban? Here's Where Cigarettes Are Still Allowed|Abby Haglage|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST So the Olympia Snowe types who helped broker compromises have left or been defeated. Why the 112th Congress Was The Worst, and the Next One Won’t Be Much Better|Howard Kurtz|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With two Republican women retiring—Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas and Olympia Snowe of Maine—the number drops to 15. One in Five? Women in the Senate Approach an Historic High-Water Mark|Eleanor Clift|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST Him I came upon in the lounging room of a music hall called the Olympia. One of the statues raised to him by the Spartan exiles was at Olympia, the base of which has been discovered. The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius The road from Tumwater to Olympia was ankle-deep in mud, and thridded a dense forest with a narrow track. The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2)|Hazard Stevens But Olympia never recovered from the effects of that fearful flight; and an early death crowned her beautiful and exemplary life. The Duchess of Trajetto|Anne Manning Frank found her very like her mother--the smiling one of Darlton and Boice, Olympia entertainers of past years. Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman
British Dictionary definitions for Olympia
nouna plain in Greece, in the NW Peloponnese: in ancient times a major sanctuary of Zeus and site of the original Olympic Games a port in W Washington, the state capital, on Puget Sound. Pop: 43 963 (2003 est) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |