Paralympic Games en · PROPN
Etymology
Blend of paraplegic + Olympic Games.
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) An international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, which is held every four years as a counterpart of the Olympic Games and nowadays at the same venue.
The flames will then be joined together next week at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, the home of the Paralympics, and the united flame will make its final journey to London for the opening of the 14th Paralympic Games next Wednesday.
2012 August 21, Alexandra Topping, “Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Paralympic Games | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Paralympiad · Paralympics · Paras
Translations (24)
hu paralimpiai játékok (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · cmn 殘奧會 /残奥会 (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · cs paralympijské hry (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · ko 패럴림픽 (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · cs paralympiáda (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · de Paralympics (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · ru паралимпи́йские и́гры (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · fr Jeux paralympiques (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · fi paralympialaiset (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · de Paralympische Spiele (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · cmn 帕拉林匹克運動會 /帕拉林匹克运动会 (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · cmn 殘疾人奧林匹克運動會 /残疾人奥林匹克运动会 (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · ru параолимпи́йские и́гры (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · pt Paraolimpíadas (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · es Juegos Paralímpicos (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · ko 패럴림픽 경기 (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · sv Paralympics (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · cmn 殘奧 /残奥 (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · ar أَلْعَاب بَارَالِمْبِيَّة (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · pt Jogos Paraolímpicos (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · sv Paralympiska spelen (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · pl paraolimpiada (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · ja パラリンピック (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics) · ja パラリンピック競技大会 (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities — see also Paralympics)