Definition
In ancient Greece, a place for swimming or diving, or the act of diving itself; a swimming pool or bathing facility.
Etymology
From Greek 'kolumbion,' derived from 'kolumbos' (diving or swimmer). This term appears in ancient Greek texts describing public bathing facilities and recreational swimming areas. It entered English historical and classical scholarship vocabulary in the 19th century.
Kelly Says
The ancient Greeks had a specific word for swimming pools because they were infrastructure investments in public health—the fact that English borrowed this word shows how much classical civilization influenced Renaissance ideas about urban planning and civic life.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Colimbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
ARالعربية
Colimbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
BNবাংলা
কোলিম্বিয়ন
koh-limbi-yon
CACatalà
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
CSČeština
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
DADansk
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
DEDeutsch
Colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
ELΕλληνικά
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
ESEspañol
colimción
koh-lee-m-see-ohn
FAفارسی
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
FISuomi
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
FRFrançais
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
GUGU
કોલિમ્બિયન
koh-limb-ee-yan
HAHA
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
HEעברית
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
HIहिन्दी
कोलिम्बियन
koh-limbi-an
HUMagyar
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
IGIG
Colimbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
ITItaliano
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
KKKK
Colimbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
KMKM
Colimbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
MRMR
कोलिंबियन
koh-limbi-an
MSBahasa Melayu
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
MYမြန်မာ
Colimbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
NLNederlands
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
NONorsk
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
PAPA
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
PLPolski
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
PTPortuguês
colimción
koh-lee-m-see-ohn
RORomână
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
RUРусский
Колимбион
koh-limb-ee-ohn
SVSvenska
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
SWKiswahili
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
TAதமிழ்
கொலிம்பியன்
koh-limpi-yan
TEతెలుగు
కోలింబియన్
koh-limbi-yan
THไทย
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
TLTL
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
TRTürkçe
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
UKУкраїнська
Колимбіон
koh-limb-ee-ohn
URاردو
کو لیمبیون
koh-limbi-yon
VITiếng Việt
colymbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
YOYO
Colimbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn
ZUZU
Colimbion
koh-limb-ee-ohn