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SOly- Stands for 'Summer Olympic Games'
WOly- Stands for 'Winter Olympic Games'
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Is Olympic games is a proper or common noun?
The compound noun "Olympic Games" is a proper noun, the name of a specific sports competition held every four years in different participating countries.The Olympic Games are sometimes called the Olympics, also a proper noun.The word "Olympic" is a proper adjective derived from the proper noun "Olympia", the name of the region of ancient Greece where the Olympic Games originated.A proper noun and a proper adjective are always capitalized.
Is olympic a proper noun?
No, the word 'Olympic' is a proper adjective, derived from the proper nouns Olympia and Olympics; a word used to describe a noun as of or from the Olympia (the site of the ancient Olympic games or the capital of the US state of Washington) and the short name for the modern Olympic Games. A proper adjective is always capitalized.When used as the as a name or title, that name or title is a proper noun; for example Olympic Games (the international sports competition) or Olympic Peninsula (in Washington state). A proper noun is always capitalized.
How do you spell the correct word Olympics?
Olympic or Olympics can be spelled with or without adding an S.It is an adjective that refers to the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia.
How do you spell Olympics?
That is the correct spelling of the proper noun Olympics (Olympic Games, sporting competitions).
What is the abbreviation of electronic?
The abbreviation of electron is e−.
What is the abbreviation for IOC in the winter games?
I... Olympic Committee
What is the abbreviation for International Olympic Committee?
IOC is the abbreviation for the International Olympic Comittee.
What is the abbreviation for the Olympic games?
The Olympic games themselves are sometimes just abbreviated to be called the Olympics. There are also abbreviations given to each country involved in the Olympics. Please see the related links for more on that.
Is the summer Olympic games and the Olympic games the same?
Yes. The Olympic Games include the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Summer Olympic Games is said to separate it from the Winter Olympic Games.
What Olympic games were cancelled because of the Olympic games?
the olympic games, of course!
Where were the 1993 Olympic games?
There were no Olympic games in 1993. There were summer Olympic games in 1992 and 1996. There were winter Olympic games in 1992 and 1994.
What is the name of the International Olympic Committee abbreviation?
IOC
1978 Olympic games?
There were no Olympic Games in 1978
How are the Olympic games similar to your Olympic games?
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What is the governing body of the Olympic Games?
The organizer of the Olympic Games is the International Olympic Committee.
Who organizes the Olympic Games?
IOC (International Olympic Committee) organizes the Olympic Games
Where is the next Olympic games after Beijing?
After the olympic games in Beijing the next olympic games are in London, England in 2012
