Greek

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oˈlim.bi.a/
  • Hyphenation: Ο‧λύ‧μπι‧α

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὀλύμπια (Olúmpia).[1]

Noun

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Ολύμπια (Olýmpian pl

  1. the ancient Olympic Games
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English Olympia.

Proper noun

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Ολύμπια (Olýmpiaf

  1. Olympia (The state capital of Washington, and the county seat of Thurston County)
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References

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  1. ^ Ολύμπια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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