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How to pronounce olympian in English?

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Synonyms exceeding, exceptional, prodigious, surpassing


olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy.
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Synonyms olympic
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Synonyms majestic


olympian detachment.
olympian beauty and serene composure.
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Synonyms olympic god
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Type of athlete, jock
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Derivation olympus

Examples of olympian

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Rothenberg was a top 30 US math olympian in high school before going to Stanford.
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Olympian and rowing champion Rob Hamill told him there was a vacancy on the boat.
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Olympian and soccer star Julie Foudy will serve as the mistress of ceremonies.
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Olympian Jenny Barringer Simpson did it from 2002-04 while running for Oviedo.
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Olympian Jo Aleh rolls back the years as she tries out her old P Class yacht.
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Olympian Misty May-Treanor dropped out of the competition after rupturing her tendon.
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Olympian Misty May-Treanor dropped out after rupturing an Achilles tendon.
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Olympian Kelci Bryant finished second and Bianca Alvarez was third in the semifinals.
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Olympian Elaine Breeden was third, keeping her off the U.S. team for Rome.
From the washingtontimes.com
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  • An athlete who participates in the Olympic games
  • Of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain"
  • A classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
  • Of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"
  • Majestic: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"
  • Exceeding: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
  • The Olympian was an automobile built in Pontiac, Michigan, USA, by the Olympian Motors Company from 1917-21. Two Olympian models were built, a touring car called the Tourist and a four-seat roadster called the Gypsy. They came equipped with a four-cylinder engine. Both models sold for $965.
  • Olympian is a fictional character, a superhero published by DC Comics. Olympian first appeared in DC Comics Presents #46 (June 1982), and was created by Nelson Bridwell and Alex Saviuk.
  • The steamship Olympian operated from 1884 to about 1890 on the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and the Inside Passage of British Columbia and Alaska. Olympian and her near-sistership Alaskan were known as u201CHenry Villardu2019s White Elephants...