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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024O•lym•pi•an (ə lim′pē ən, ō lim′-),USA pronunciation adj. - Place Names, Mythologypertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece.
- Place Namespertaining to Olympia in Elis.
- Mythologyof, resembling, characteristic of, or suitable to the gods of Olympus;
majestic or aloof:an Olympian landscape; an Olympian disdain.
n. - Mythologyan Olympian deity.
- Sporta contender in the Olympic Games.
- Place Namesa native or inhabitant of Olympia.
- Greek Olýmpios, derivative of Ólympos Olympus) + -ānus -an
- Late Latin Olympiānus, equivalent. to Latin Olympi(us) (
- 1585–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Olympian /əˈlɪmpɪən/ adj - of or relating to Mount Olympus or to the classical Greek gods
- majestic or godlike in manner or bearing
- of or relating to ancient Olympia or its inhabitants
n - a god of Olympus
- an inhabitant or native of ancient Olympia
- chiefly US a competitor in the Olympic Games
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