olympic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to the Olympic Games
    • Olympic winners
  2. adjective of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants
    Olympian.
    • Olympian plain

WordNet

O*lym"pi*an, O*lym"pic adjective (Also<
  • Olympian
  • Olympic
)
Etymology
L. Olympius, Olympicus, Gr. , , fr. : cf. F. olympique. See Olympiad.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis.

Webster 1913