English Explanatory Dictionary

Olympic Valley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A valley formed by the river Alpheus, Ilia, Greece, site of Olympia.
name
  1. An unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States.
  2. A valley in the Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California, United States, named after this community.

Pronunciation

/əˌlɪmpɪk ˈvæli/ /oʊ-/ En-us-Olympic Valley.oga

Word forms

Olympic Valley

Etymology

From Olympic + valley, referring to Olympia, in the valley of the Alfeiós River in Greece, where the Ancient Olympic Games were held.

Synonyms

Alfeios Valley Alpheus Valley Squaw Valley

Translations

Belarusian: Алімпік-Вэлі Bulgarian: Олимпик Вали Chechen: Олимпик-Велли Finnish: Olympic Valley Japanese: オリンピックバレー Korean: 올림픽밸리 Lithuanian: Olimpik Valis Persian: المپیک ولی Russian: Олимпик-Вэлли Serbo-Croatian: Olimpijska dolìna Tatar: Олимпик-Велли Ukrainian: Олімпік-Веллі Urdu: اسکوا ویلی، پلیسر کاؤنٹی، کیلیفورنیا
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