HyperDic: olympus

English > 1 sense of the word Olympus:
NOUNobjectOlympus, Mount Olympus, Mt. Olympus, Olimbosa mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast
Olympus > pronunciation
Soundsowlih'mpahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > Olympus: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high).
SynonymsMount Olympus, Mt. Olympus, Olimbos
Instance ofmountain peakThe summit of a mountain
Part ofGreece, Hellenic Republic, EllasA republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
SpanishOlimpo
CatalanOlimp
AdjectivesOlympianof or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict