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Olympian

Olympian

1 6.3
Relating to Olympia in Greece and people from there
  • adjective
  • /oʊˈlɪmpiən/
translation icon : olímpico

Examples

  • You are standing before me, Mitt Romney, the great man who managed one of your Olympian Athletic Activity Events.

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  • I had attempted to purchase additional Olympian Athletic Units; however, I was told that the human participants were only available for purchase from the less fashionable countries.

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  • The ancient ruins near Olympia reflect the Olympian culture of Greece.

  • Many athletes aspire to reach the Olympian level of competition in their sports.

  • Visitors to the site often feel a connection to the Olympian spirit that inspired the ancient games.

Synonyms

Olympic
vsOlympian
24 4.6

About the Olympia area in Greece or its people

adds that something originates from that region rather than only relating to it

Compounds

Olympian Games
7.2

An ancient Greek festival at Olympia with sports and religious ceremonies held every four years to honor Zeus

Olympian Zeus
  • Literature
9.9

A large seated statue of the god Zeus made in ancient Greece

Surface Forms

Olympian positive

Morphology

Olympian = Olympus (transparent) = Olympus + ian

Standard formation meaning 'of or from Olympia/Olympus region'; the adjectival relation to the place is direct.

Etymology

Olympian can also mean 'from Olympia', the town in Greece where the ancient Games began, because the word comes from Olympia, so it describes someone or something from that region.