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Meanings of olympiad in English

Russian
счёт времени по олимпиадам
Portuguese
olimpíada
Spanish
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Wikidata

Period of four years associated with the Olympic Games of the Ancient Greeks.

Related terms
счёт времени по олимпиадам
Portuguese
olimpíada
Catalan
olimpíada

The modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country.

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Usage of olympiad in English
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It was the first time that Irish students participated in this olympiad.
The Irish Times
2
It helps that the olympiad in Rio provides so many compelling reasons to watch.
Wired
3
Rio marks his 18th consecutive olympiad.
Wired
4
Galway may play host to a world science olympiad in four years' time, if Minister of State for European Affairs Noel Treacy has his way.
The Irish Times
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You can argue about whether the already-postponed Olympiad should still go ahead.
Radio NZ
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Great Britain's successes in the Games of the 29th Olympiad were vexing.
The Guardian
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Like it or not, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad are coming.
The Irish Times
8
Stop spending billions hosting olympiads in individual cities and instead distribute them.
Wired
9
Explain the following terms: oracle; amphictyony; helot; Hellas; Olympiad; and ephors.
Early European History
10
Olympiad, an international world team championship held every 4 years, was under way.
The new yorker
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His work includes Nest, which was commissioned by the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
The Irish Times
12
The first Olympiad is generally considered as corresponding with the year 776 B.C.
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable
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The first historical Nemead is presented as belonging to Olympiad B.C.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01
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Some time before the twenty-ninth Olympiad, Butades of Sicyon, the potter, settled there.
Greek Studies: a Series of Essays
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It was the stirring backdrop to Leni Riefenstahl's powerful Olympiad documentaries.
The Guardian
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It was timeless human drama, the stuff olympiads are made of.
Wired