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Olympia

olym·pia

UK/əˈlɪmpi.ə/ US/oʊˈlɪmpiʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound

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a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games

Origin

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).

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