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===Etymology 2=== |
===Etymology 2=== |
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From {{compound|en|Olympic|valley}}, referring to the {{w|1960 Winter Olympics}} which were held there. The term was {{coinage|en|Bernice Frederic Sisk|w=B. F. Sisk|nat=the United States|occ=congressman from California|nobycat=1|nocap=1}} (1910–1995) in 1958 |
From {{compound|en|Olympic|valley}}, referring to the {{w|1960 Winter Olympics}} which were held there. The term was {{coinage|en|Bernice Frederic Sisk|w=B. F. Sisk|nat=the United States|occ=congressman from California|nobycat=1|nocap=1}} (1910–1995) in 1958, to distinguish up-and-coming [[Squaw Valley]] in [[Placer County]] from the more established community of Squaw Valley in [[Fresno County]], which he represented in Congress.<ref>{{cite-journal|en|title=Tug-of-war over Squaw Valley name resolved|journal=w:Auburn Journal|location=Auburn, Calif.|publisher=Gold Country Media|date=10 April 1958|page=B-4|pageurl=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109487056/|oclc=28239891}}.</ref><ref>{{cite-journal|author=[[w:George P. Miller|[George Paul] Miller]]|title=Authorizing Certain Activities by the Armed Forces in Support of the VIII Olympic Winter Games|journal=Reports and Documents|series=85th [[w:United States Congress|Congress]], 2d Session, [[w:United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] Report|seriesvolume=no. 1499|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=[[w:United States Government Publishing Office|United States Government Printing Office]]|volume=5|date=13 March 1958|page=3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5OojAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA52-PA3|oclc=1329047032}}.</ref><ref>{{cite-book|en|chapter=Full Committee Consideration of Subcommittee No. 1 Resolutions Relating to National Guard and Reserves, Miscellaneous Real Estate Projects, and S. 3262, Authorizing Certain Activities by the Armed Forces in Support of VIII Olympic Winter Games|title=Hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Eighty-fifth Congress, Second Session Pursuant to H. Res. 67{{nb...|[...] Printed for the Use of the House Committee on Armed Services}}|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=[[w:United States Government Publishing Office|United States Government Printing Office]]|date=11 March 1958|page=5067|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=8I80z2mG-fAC&pg=PA5067|oclc=10827544}}</ref> Based on this recommendation, the {{w|United States Board on Geographic Names}} (BGN) decided on August 28, 1958, that Squaw Valley would only refer to the community in Fresno County. |
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This name later gained popularity as an alternative to Squaw Valley as the pejorative sense of {{m|en|squaw}} became more widely recognized. In |
This name later gained popularity as an alternative to Fresno's Squaw Valley as the pejorative sense of {{m|en|squaw}} became more widely recognized. In September 2022, the BGN officially renamed the valley.<ref>{{cite-journal|en|author=Darrell Smith|title=Squaw removed from place names across US, California by feds|work=[[w:The Sacramento Bee|The Sacramento Bee]]|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article265494211.html|accessdate=13 July 2024|location=Sacramento, Calif.|publisher=[[w:McClatchy|McClatchy Newspapers]]|date=8 September 2022|issn=0890-5738|oclc=23092731}}.</ref><ref>{{cite-web|en|title=Official Replacement Names for Sq___|work=w:Geographic Names Information System|url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/all-official-sq-names|location=Reston, Va.|publisher=w:United States Geological Survey|date=13 January 2023|accessdate=13 July 2024}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:01, 15 July 2024
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌlɪmpɪk ˈvæli/
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˌlɪmpɪk ˈvæli/, /oʊ-/
- Rhymes: -æli
- Hyphenation: Olymp‧ic Val‧ley
Etymology 1
From Olympic + valley, referring to Olympia, in the valley of the Alfeiós River in Greece, where the Ancient Olympic Games were held.
Proper noun
- A valley formed by the river Alpheus, Ilia, Greece, site of Olympia.
- Synonyms: Alfeios Valley, Alpheus Valley
Translations
Etymology 2
From Olympic + valley, referring to the 1960 Winter Olympics which were held there. The term was coined by the United States congressman from California Bernice Frederic Sisk (1910–1995) in 1958, to distinguish up-and-coming Squaw Valley in Placer County from the more established community of Squaw Valley in Fresno County, which he represented in Congress.[1][2][3] Based on this recommendation, the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) decided on August 28, 1958, that Squaw Valley would only refer to the community in Fresno County.
This name later gained popularity as an alternative to Fresno's Squaw Valley as the pejorative sense of squaw became more widely recognized. In September 2022, the BGN officially renamed the valley.[4][5]
Proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States.
- Synonym: (dated, informal) Squaw Valley
- A valley in the Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California, United States, named after this community.
- Synonym: (proscribed) Squaw Valley
Translations
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Etymology 3
Named after the Olympic Transportation Company.[6]
Proper noun
- (Should we delete(+) this sense?) An oil tanker built in West Germany in 1954, under the Liberian flag.
References
- ^ “Tug-of-war over Squaw Valley name resolved”, in Auburn Journal, Auburn, Calif.: Gold Country Media, 1958 April 10, →OCLC, page B-4.
- ^ [George Paul] Miller (1958 March 13) “Authorizing Certain Activities by the Armed Forces in Support of the VIII Olympic Winter Games”, in Reports and Documents (85th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives Report; no. 1499)[1], volume 5, Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 3.
- ^ “Full Committee Consideration of Subcommittee No. 1 Resolutions Relating to National Guard and Reserves, Miscellaneous Real Estate Projects, and S. 3262, Authorizing Certain Activities by the Armed Forces in Support of VIII Olympic Winter Games”, in Hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Eighty-fifth Congress, Second Session Pursuant to H. Res. 67 […], Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1958 March 11, →OCLC, page 5067
- ^ Darrell Smith (2022 September 8) “Squaw removed from place names across US, California by feds”, in The Sacramento Bee[2], Sacramento, Calif.: McClatchy Newspapers, →ISSN, →OCLC, retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ “Official Replacement Names for Sq___”, in Geographic Names Information System[3], Reston, Va.: United States Geological Survey, 2023 January 13, retrieved 13 July 2024
- ^ “Tankers 1950-1959”, in Greek Shipping Miracle[4], Argo Publishing & Advertising Company, 2022 May 9, retrieved 2022-10-04, page 5
Further reading
Olympic Valley, California on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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