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Graeco-Roman wrestling

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, forbidding attacks below the waist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, uncountable

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kreikkalais-roomalainen paini — one of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, forbidding attacks below the waist
  • French: lutte gréco-romaine — one of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, forbidding attacks below the waist
  • Georgian: ბერძნულ-რომაული ჭიდაობა (berʒnul-romauli č̣idaoba) — one of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, forbidding attacks below the waist
  • Georgian: ბერძნულ-რომაული ორთაბრძოლა (berʒnul-romauli ortabrʒola) — one of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, forbidding attacks below the waist
  • Georgian: კლასიკური ჭიდაობა (ḳlasiḳuri č̣idaoba) — one of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, forbidding attacks below the waist
  • Hungarian: görög-római birkózás — one of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, forbidding attacks below the waist
  • Polish: zapasy grecko-rzymskie — one of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, forbidding attacks below the waist
  • Portuguese: luta greco-romana — one of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, forbidding attacks below the waist
  • Romanian: lupte greco-romane — one of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, forbidding attacks below the waist
  • Spanish: lucha grecorromana — one of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, forbidding attacks below the waist
  • Ukrainian: грéко-ри́мська боротьба (hréko-rýmsʹka borotʹba) — one of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, forbidding attacks below the waist