Definitions

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  • proper noun An ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games, see w:Olympia, Greece
  • proper noun The capital city of the US state of Washington, see w:Olympia, Washington.
  • proper noun A female given name; quite rare in English.

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  • noun capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
  • noun a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία, from Ὄλυμπος (Olympus)

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Examples

  • OLYMPIA - Pasco acquired a new ally in Olympia when Gov.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • OLYMPIA - An Olympia man was sentenced to life in prison under the state's "three strikes" law Thursday for raping and assaulting a woman who offered him a ride home April 12.

    The News Tribune Blogs 2010

  • OLYMPIA - An Olympia city councilman is giving up his post as he faces legal problems.

    KING - Home 2010

  • OLYMPIA - The cameras that nab red-light runners in Bremerton could become less profitable under legislation now being considered in Olympia.

    Kitsap Sun Stories 2010

  • OLYMPIA - An Olympia man today settled a dangerous-highway-design lawsuit against the

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • OLYMPIA - An Olympia city councilman is giving up his post as he faces legal problems.

    KING - Home 2010

  • OLYMPIA - A cross-section of the South Sound Jewish community stood outside the Olympia

    The News Tribune Blogs 2010

  • OLYMPIA - An energy policy that relies on green energy is good for the nation's national security as well as the environment, a coalition of military veterans said Friday in Olympia.

    The Olympian Online -- YahooNews 2010

  • OLYMPIA - An Olympia city councilman is giving up his post as he faces legal problems.

    KING - Home 2010

  • OLYMPIA - An Olympia man today settled a dangerous-highway-design lawsuit against the

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

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