Olympic village
noun/əˌlɪmpɪk ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
/əˌlɪmpɪk ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
- an area in a city where the Olympic Games are being held that has been built for team members to live in
- The Olympic village was architecturally stunning and had everything that the competitors could possibly need.
Word Origin1930s; earliest use found in Popular Science Monthly.Definitions on the go
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