Meanings
proper noun
- A sports competition held every two years for deaf people.
Origin
Blend of deaf + Olympics, itself from Olympic + -s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian дефлимпийски игри
- дефлимпийски игри (deflimpijski igri)sports competition held every two years for deaf people
Chinese Mandarin 達福林匹克運動會 /达福林匹克运动会, 聽障奧林匹克運動會 /听障奥林匹克运动会
- 達福林匹克運動會 /达福林匹克运动会 (Dáfúlínpǐkè Yùndònghuì)sports competition held every two years for deaf people
- 聽障奧林匹克運動會 /听障奥林匹克运动会 (Tīngzhàng Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì)sports competition held every two years for deaf people
Hungarian siketlimpia
- siketlimpiasports competition held every two years for deaf people
Japanese デフリンピック
- デフリンピック (Defurinpikku)sports competition held every two years for deaf people
Polish igrzyska olimpijskie niesłyszących
- igrzyska olimpijskie niesłyszącychsports competition held every two years for deaf people
Cite this entry
APA
Deaflympics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deaflympics
MLA
“Deaflympics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deaflympics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deaflympics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deaflympics.
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