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Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪmz
Noun
games- Plural of game
Extensive Definition
other Game Games were an
important celebratory element in the religious life of ancient
Greece. The modern Olympic
Games take their name from the Ancient
Olympic Games; the modern Olympics are divided between the
Summer
Olympic Games and the Winter
Olympic Games.
Games in the Greco-Roman World
Ancient games in the Greco-Roman world included:In Greece
- Heraea Games at Olympia
- Panathenaic Games at Athens
- Four Panhellenic Games
In the Roman world
- Capitoline Games
- Secular Games (Latin Ludi Saeculares) of Rome
Modern Games
Modern multi-sport events, aside from the Olympics, include:- All-Africa Games
- Arafura Games
- Arctic Winter Games
- Aryan Games
- Asian Games
- Asian Winter Games
- Australian University Games
- Bolivarian Games
- British Empire Games
- Canada Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- Commonwealth Games
- Cotswold Games
- East Asian Games
- FEI World Equestrian Games
- Friendship Games
- Gaelic games
- Games of the Small States of Europe
- Gay Games
- Goodwill Games
- Highland games
- Ireland: Community Games
- Jeux de la Francophonie for the French-speaking world community
- Lusophony Games for the Portuguese-speaking world community
- Maccabiah Games
- Mediterranean Games
- Military World Games
- Nordic Games
- Pacific Games
- Pan American Games
- Pan Arab Games
- Pan-Armenian Games
- Paralympic Games
- South American Games
- South Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games
- Special Olympics World Games
- U.S. State Games: National Congress of State Games
- World Games
- World Air Games
- World Wheelchair and Amputee Games