olympiad
/əˈlɪmpiˌæd/
noun
- An international sports competition held every four years, also known as the Olympic Games.
- Athletes train for years to compete in an olympiad.
- The next olympiad will take place in Paris.
- She won a gold medal at the last olympiad.
- A period of four years between Olympic Games, used in ancient Greek timekeeping.
- Ancient Greeks measured time by the olympiad.
- The war lasted for two olympiads.
- Historians refer to events by the olympiad in which they occurred.
- A competition or contest in a specific field, often academic or intellectual.
- The school hosted a science olympiad for local students.
- She won first place in the math olympiad.
- He prepared for months for the national chess olympiad.