olympialainen — meaning in English

English meaning

• Olympian adj Godlike, majestic, or far above ordinary human concerns — originally describing the gods said to live on Mount Olympus.
• Olympic adj Relating to the Olympic Games, or of a scale and standard associated with them.

Senses

olympialainen is used for these senses in English:

• Olympian An inhabitant of the city of Olympia, the capital of Washington, United States.
• Olympic (rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods.
• Olympic (rare) Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Olympia.

Olympian — full definition

1. adj Godlike, majestic, or far above ordinary human concerns — originally describing the gods said to live on Mount Olympus.
2. noun An athlete who has competed in the Olympic Games.
3. noun One of the twelve principal gods of Greek mythology, or (capitalized, with "the") Zeus specifically.

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