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How to pronounce olympics in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms olympiad, olympic games
Type of athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics
Has types winter olympic games, winter olympics

Examples of olympics

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They were eliminated last winter olympics and again this year for speed skating.
From the ocregister.com
Can Ryan Shawcross represent GB at the olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling please?
From the guardian.co.uk
I cheered when we got the olympics but for me Stratford city is the last straw.
From the guardian.co.uk
I've written a reply at Wikiproject olympics, hope that clears things up for you.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The olympics will not make 2012 the year of the bike, despite this advertorial.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Android-powered tablet is no iPad but a worthy entrant in the tablet olympics.
From the techcrunch.com
Thanks for making me smile and forget the horrors of the olympics for a while.
From the metro.co.uk
Oscar i wish you all the best and look forward to seeing you in the 2012 olympics.
From the newscientist.com
Olympics or no Olympics, people in Hong Kong are generally not the dissenting kind.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Olympic Games: the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
  • (olympic) of or relating to the Olympic Games; "Olympic winners"
  • The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. ...
  • (Olympic (MTR)) Olympic Station is a station on the Tung Chung Line of Hong Kong's MTR. The livery is dodger blue.
  • (Olympic (soccer)) Wellington Olympic AFC is an association football (soccer) club in Wellington, New Zealand.
  • (The Olympic) RMS Olympic was the lead ship of the Olympic class ocean liners built for the White Star Line, which also included Titanic and Britannic. ...
  • (Olympic) One of the four distances used in triathlon competitions. See Short Course.
  • (Olympic) Stadium has been one of the most criticized stadiums in recent years, and probably for good reason.
  • (Olympic) This term was applied in the game of bridge in the sense of a contest of skill at contract bridge in which anyone could participate. The first American Bridge Olympic and World Bridge Olympic were conceived, promoted, and sponsored by Mr. Ely Culbertson in 1932. ...