Olympian adj

1 of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain" [syn: Olympic]

2 of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"

3 majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure" [syn: majestic]

4 far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: exceeding, exceptional, prodigious, surpassing]

1 an athlete who participates in the Olympic games

2 a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans [syn: Olympic god]

English

Pronunciation

• a UK /əˈlɪm.pi.ən/, /@"lIm.pi.@n/

Noun

1. Any of the 12 principal gods of the Greek pantheon; Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades.
2. Someone from Olympia
3. An athlete competing in the Olympics.

Olympian can refer to:

As a noun:

• One of the Twelve Olympians
• An athlete participating in the Olympic Games
• Models of double decker bus built by Leyland and Volvo:
  • Leyland Olympian
  • Volvo Olympian
  • Volvo Olympian (low-floor), also known as Volvo B9TL
• Olympian (passenger train), a passenger train operated by The Milwaukee Road between Chicago and Seattle
• Olympian Hiawatha, the passenger train that replaced the Olympian
• The Olympian, a daily newspaper based in Olympia, Washington
• One of the Olympians (Marvel Comics)
• Olympian (comics), a superhero from DC Comics
• Olympian High School a new high school in Chula Vista, California
• Olympian (sidewheeler) A large sidewheel steamboat that operated on Puget Sound, the Columbia River and other parts of the Pacific northwest from about 1884 to 1890.

As an adjective:

• Olympia, Greece
• Olympia, Washington, the capital of the state of Washington in the United States

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