In plural. The merrymaking and sports associated with May celebrations.

Usually (in later use always) in plural and often with the. A public gathering or festival at which… With reference to modern times: any of…

Games in honour of victory.

games held on the anniversary of the birth of a famous person.

A bringing together or coming together of people; an assembly or meeting. (In early examples also with prefixed ge-, i-.) spec. An assembly…

= Olympic Games, n. 1b; (also) a period of four years between these Games.

= Olympic Games, n. 1b. Also in extended use: any competitive sports festival. rare.

an international competitive winter sports festival, now held every four years in different countries and venues; cf. Summer Olympic Games n. at…

plural = Winter Olympic Games n. at winter, n.1 compounds 2.

= Winter Olympic Games n.

In plural. = Olympic Games, n. 1b.

In the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries: a popular sporting event characterized by the participation of large numbers of people…

= Winter Olympic Games n.

= Summer Olympic Games n.; cf. summer game, n. 5.

a sporting contest for paraplegic competitors, esp. the Paralympics (see Paralympic, n. adj.).

In plural, with the. An international athletic competition, modelled on the Olympic Games, for disabled athletes.

Of, relating to, or designating the Paralympics, esp. in Paralympic Games. Cf. paraplegic games n. at paraplegic, adj. n.compounds.

With the. An athletic competition, modelled on the Olympic Games, for athletes with mental disabilities.

In plural. With capital initial. A world championship or competition. Cf. national, n. 7a.

Sport (chiefly Australian and New Zealand). A competition held at a surf life-saving event and typically featuring legs of swimming, surf skiing…