- a plain in Greece, in the NW Peloponnese: in ancient times a major sanctuary of Zeus and site of the original Olympic Games
- a port in W Washington, the state capital, on Puget Sound. Pop: 43 963 (2003 est)
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O•lym•pi•a
(ə lim′pē ə, ō lim′-),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa plain in ancient Elis, Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held.
- Place Namesa city in and the capital of Washington, in the W part, on Puget Sound. 27,447.
- (sometimes l.c.) a common oyster, Ostrea lurida, of the Pacific coast of North America.
- a female given name: from a Greek word meaning "of Olympus.''
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Olympia /əˈlɪmpɪə/ n
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