"Paralympic Games" meaning in English

See Paralympic Games in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Paralympic Games [canonical, plural]
Etymology: Blend of paraplegic + Olympic Games. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|paraplegic|Olympic Games}} Blend of paraplegic + Olympic Games Head templates: {{en-proper noun|p|def=1|head=Paralympic Games}} the Paralympic Games pl (plural only)
  1. An international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, which is held every four years as a counterpart of the Olympic Games and nowadays at the same venue. Wikipedia link: Paralympic Games Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Disability, Sports Synonyms: Paralympiad, Paralympics, Paras Translations (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics): أَلْعَاب بَارَالِمْبِيَّة (ʔalʕāb bārālimbiyya) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), 帕拉林匹克運動會 (Chinese Mandarin), 帕拉林匹克运动会 (Pàlínpǐkè yùndònghuì) (Chinese Mandarin), 殘疾人奧林匹克運動會 (Chinese Mandarin), 残疾人奥林匹克运动会 (cánjírén Àolínpǐkè yùndònghuì) (Chinese Mandarin), 殘奧會 (Chinese Mandarin), 残奥会 (cán'àohuì) (Chinese Mandarin), 殘奧 (Chinese Mandarin), 残奥 (cán'ào) (Chinese Mandarin), paralympijské hry (Czech), paralympiáda [feminine] (Czech), paralympialaiset (Finnish), Jeux paralympiques [masculine, plural] (French), Paralympische Spiele [neuter, plural] (German), Paralympics [neuter, plural] (German), paralimpiai játékok (Hungarian), パラリンピック (Pararinpikku) (Japanese), パラリンピック競技大会 (Pararinpikku kyōgi taikai) (Japanese), 패럴림픽 (paereollimpik) (Korean), paraolimpiada [feminine] (Polish), Paraolimpíadas [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), Jogos Paraolímpicos [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), паралимпи́йские и́гры (paralimpíjskije ígry) [feminine, plural] (Russian), параолимпи́йские и́гры (paraolimpíjskije ígry) [feminine, plural] (Russian), Juegos Paralímpicos [masculine, plural] (Spanish), Paralympics [plural] (Swedish), Paralympiska spelen [neuter, plural] (Swedish)
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paraolimpiada"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Paraolimpíadas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Jogos Paraolímpicos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "paralimpíjskije ígry",
      "sense": "international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "паралимпи́йские и́гры"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "paraolimpíjskije ígry",
      "sense": "international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "параолимпи́йские и́гры"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Juegos Paralímpicos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Paralympics"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Paralympiska spelen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Paralympic Games"
}

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