English Explanatory Dictionary

Olympia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient city in Greece, home of the ancient Olympic Games.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. The state capital of Washington, and the county seat of Thurston County.
  4. A ghost town in Lowndes County, Georgia.
  5. An unincorporated community in Bath County, Kentucky.
  6. An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Missouri.
  7. A census-designated place in Richland County, South Carolina.
  8. A female given name from Ancient Greek; quite rare in English.

Pronunciation

/əˈlɪmpi.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Olympia.wav

Word forms

Olympia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).

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