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OLYMPUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A 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)
Synonyms:
Mount Olympus; Mt. Olympus; Olimbos; Olympus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
mountain peak (the summit of a mountain)
Holonyms ("Olympus" is a part of...):
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
Derivation:
Olympian (of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus)
