Olympic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]*an), Olympic
  \O*lym"pic\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]k), a. [L. Olympius, Olympicus,
     Gr. 'Oly`mpios, 'Olympiko`s, fr. 'O`lympos: cf. F. olympique.
     See {Olympiad}.]
     Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled
     as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in


     Elis.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Olympic
       adj 1: of or relating to the Olympic Games; "Olympic winners"
       2: of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants;
          "Olympian plain" [syn: {Olympian}]