Olympic Valley
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Olympic Valley¹
- /əˌlɪmpɪk ˈvæli/ UK
- /əˌlɪmpɪk ˈvæli/ US
- /oʊ-/ US
Rhymes with -æli
Where it comes from
From Olympic + valley, referring to Olympia, in the valley of the Alfeiós River in Greece, where the Ancient Olympic Games were held.
proper noun
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A valley formed by the river Alpheus, Ilia, Greece, site of Olympia.
Similar: Alfeios Valley, Alpheus Valley
Olympic Valley²
- /əˌlɪmpɪk ˈvæli/ UK
- /əˌlɪmpɪk ˈvæli/ US
- /oʊ-/ US
Rhymes with -æli
Where it comes from
From Olympic + valley, referring to the 1960 Winter Olympics which were held there. The term was coined by the United States congressman from California Bernice Frederic Sisk (1910–1995) in 1958, to distinguish up-and-coming Squaw Valley in Placer County from the more established community of Squaw Valley in Fresno County, which he represented in Congress. Based on this recommendation, the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) decided on August 28, 1958, that Squaw Valley would only refer to the community in Fresno County. This name later gained popularity as an alternative to Fresno's Squaw Valley as the pejorative sense of squaw became more widely recognized. In September 2022, the BGN officially renamed the valley.
proper noun
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An unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States.
The Eighth Olympic Winter Games, which start Feb. 18 in California's "Olympic Valley," will be marked by a 4-cent commemorative stamp which features the five entwined circles, Olympic symbol, and a snow crystal which fixes the time of the year. […] The stamp will have its first-day ceremony at the "
Similar: Squaw Valley
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A valley in the Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California, United States, named after this community.
To go to Squaw Valley, instead of taking Route 267 continue on around the lake a bit to Tahoe City and pick up Highway 89, which will enter the Olympic Valley.
Similar: Squaw Valley
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name unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States
| 한국어 | 올림픽밸리 Ollimpikbaelli |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | オリンピックバレー Orinpikkubarē |
| Русский | Олимпик-Вэлли Olimpik-Vɛlli |
Talk about this word "Olympic Valley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/olympic%20valley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Olympic Valley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/olympic%20valley "Olympic Valley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/olympic%20valley.Cite this
@misc{olympic_valley_2026,
title = {Olympic Valley},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/olympic%20valley},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
