Meanings
paralympic1
alternative Paralympic
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of Paralympic; Pertaining to the Paralympics and their participants, staff etc.
- broadlynot comparablePertaining to disability sport in general.
Paralympic2
alternative paralympic
- not comparablehobbiesPertaining to the Paralympic Games.
At the crack of dawn on Wednesday four different groups of scouts will climb the highest peaks in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to light flames and officially mark the start of the Paralympic torch relay.
2012 August 21, Alexandra Topping, “Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history”, in The Guardian
Origin
Paralympic · adjective
Blend of paraplegic + Olympic; the Paralympic Games were originally organized for persons with paraplegia from spinal injuries, but are now participated in by sportspersons with all kinds of disabilities.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بَارَالَمْبِيّ
- بَارَالَمْبِيّ (bārālambiyy)pertaining to the Paralympic Games
Chinese Cantonese 殘奧會嘅 /残奥会嘅
- 殘奧會嘅 /残奥会嘅 (caan⁴ ou³ wui⁶ ge³)pertaining to the Paralympic Games
Chinese Mandarin 殘奧會的 /残奥会的
- 殘奧會的 /残奥会的 (Cán'àohuì de)pertaining to the Paralympic Games
Danish paralympisk
- paralympiskpertaining to the Paralympic Games
Finnish paralympialais-
- paralympialais-pertaining to the Paralympic Games
French paralympique
- paralympiquepertaining to the Paralympic Games
German paralympisch
- paralympischpertaining to the Paralympic Games
Italian paralimpico
- paralimpicopertaining to the Paralympic Games
Norwegian Bokmål paralympisk
- paralympiskpertaining to the Paralympic Games
Polish paraolimpijski
- paraolimpijskipertaining to the Paralympic Games
Portuguese paraolímpico
- paraolímpicopertaining to the Paralympic Games
Romanian paralimpic
- paralimpicpertaining to the Paralympic Games
Spanish paralímpico
- paralímpicopertaining to the Paralympic Games
Swedish paralympisk
- paralympiskpertaining to the Paralympic Games
Cite this entry
paralympic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paralympic
“paralympic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paralympic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paralympic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paralympic.
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