Olympia

//əˈlɪmpi.ə// name

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  1. 1
    An ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games.
  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; The state capital of Washington, and the county seat of Thurston County.

    "The Olympia City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night against adopting a Workers’ Bill of Rights and raising the minimum wage across the city to $20. Mayor Dontae Payne cast the deciding vote."

  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; A ghost town in Lowndes County, Georgia.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bath County, Kentucky.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Missouri.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Richland County, South Carolina.
  2. 7
    A female given name from Ancient Greek; quite rare in English.

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capital of washington

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"The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria."

Etymology

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

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