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Noun: Olympus  u'lim-pus or ow'lim-pus
  1. 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)
    - Mount Olympus, Mt. Olympus, Olimbos

Type of: mountain peak

Part of: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic

Encyclopedia: Olympus