"Olympus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /əˈlɪmpəs/ Audio: En-us-Olympus.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Latin Olympus, from Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos), likely of Pre-Greek origin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Olympus}} Latin Olympus, {{der|en|grc|Ὄλυμπος}} Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos), {{der|en|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Olympus
  1. The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods. Wikipedia link: Mount Olympus Categories (place): Mountains, Places in Greece Related terms: Olympic, Olympia Translations (mountain): Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), أُولِيمْبُوس (ʔulimbus) [masculine] (Arabic), Օլիմպոս (Ōlimpos) (Armenian), Алі́мп (Alímp) [masculine] (Belarusian), Оли́мп (Olímp) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Olimp (Catalan), 奧林匹斯山 (Chinese Mandarin), 奥林匹斯山 (Àolínpǐsī shān) (Chinese Mandarin), Olymp [masculine] (Czech), Olympos (Finnish), Olympe [masculine] (French), ოლიმპო (olimṗo) (Georgian), Olymp [masculine] (German), Όλυμπος (Ólympos) [masculine] (Greek), אולימפוס [masculine] (Hebrew), ओलिंप (olimp) (Hindi), ᐅᓕᒻᐳᔅ (olimpos) (Inuktitut), Oilimpeas [masculine] (Irish), Olimpo [masculine] (Italian), オリンポス山 (Orimposu-san) (Japanese), 올림포스 산 (Ollimposeu san) (Korean), О́лимп (Ólimp) [masculine] (Macedonian), Orimapa (Maori), اوليمپوس (Olimpus) (Ottoman Turkish), المپ (Olemp) (Persian), Olimp [masculine] (Polish), Olimpo [masculine] (Portuguese), Оли́мп (Olímp) [masculine] (Russian), Alimpu [masculine] (Sicilian), Ulimpu [masculine] (Sicilian), Olimpo [masculine] (Spanish), Olimpo (Tagalog), Olimpos (Turkish), Олі́мп (Olímp) [masculine] (Ukrainian), núi Olympus (Vietnamese)

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