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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]*an), Olympic \O*lym"pic\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]k), adjective [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Olympic
adjective
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}]
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