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Acropolis

name
/əˈkɹɒpəlɪs/UK

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis), from ἄκρος (ákros, “topmost”, “tip”, “summit”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”); By surface analysis, acro- + -polis.

  1. borrowed from Ἀκρόπολις

Definitions

  1. The Athenian Acropolis.

  2. A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities,…

    A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.

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