Meaning

6 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games.

    Olympic torch; Olympic champion; Olympic medal; Olympic qualifiers

    olympisch

    олимпи́йскийolimpíjskij

    олімпі́йськийolimpíjsʹkyj

    of or relating to the Olympic Games

  2. Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games.

    (not comparable)Of a standard associated with the Olympic Games.

    Olympic swimming pool

  3. (informal, not comparable)Very large or powerful.

  4. (not comparable, rare)Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods.

    olympisch

    олимпи́йскийolimpíjskij

  5. (not comparable, rare)Detached or liberated from petty concerns; godlike.

  6. (not comparable, rare)Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Olympia.

Examples

111 sentences
  1. He took part in the Olympic Games.

    ruОн принял участие в Олимпийских играх.

    deEr hat an den Olympischen Spielen teilgenommen.

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  2. The Olympic Games are held every four years.

    ruОлимпийские игры проводятся один раз в четыре года.

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  3. They want to participate in the Olympic Games.

    ruОни хотят принять участие в Олимпийских играх.

    deSie wollen an den Olympischen Spielen teilnehmen.

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  4. The Olympic Games take place every four years.

    ruОлимпийские игры проводятся один раз в четыре года.

    deDie Olympischen Spiele finden alle vier Jahre einmal statt.

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  5. They want to take part in the Olympic Games.

    ruОни хотят участвовать в Олимпийских играх.

    deSie wollen an den Olympischen Spielen teilnehmen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός (Olumpikós), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός (Olumpikós), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants:Olympian

Word family

1 related words
Derivedolympicene

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
Olympic — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto