Olympicadjective [ before noun ]
uk/əˈlɪm.pɪk/us/oʊˈlɪm.pɪk/of or relating to the Olympics:
the International Olympic Committee
an Olympic gold medallist
More examples
- Her new trainer has promised to make an olympic athlete of her.
- He won three Olympic medals during his career.
- The most dramatic moment of the ceremony is the lighting of the olympic flame.
- The sport has recently become an Olympic event.
- The 2000 games in Sydney were the largest in Olympic history.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Specific sporting events
- El Clásico
- Highland Games
- Olympiad
- Paralympian
- roller derby
- Super Bowl
- the FA Cup
- the IOC
- the Olympics
- the Paralympics
- the Special Olympics
- the World Cup
- the World Series