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Acropolis¹
- /əˈkɹɒpəlɪs/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀκρόπολις (Akrópolis, “Acropolis”), from ἄκρος (ákros, “highest”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
proper noun the Acropolis · Akropolis
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The Athenian Acropolis.
Similar: Kekropia
acropolis²
- /əˈkɹɒpəlɪs/ UK
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis, “acropolis; high part of a city”), from ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros, “at the edge; extreme, outermost”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city; the Athenian citadel”). By surface analysis, acro- + -polis.
noun acropolises · acropoleis · akropolis
- 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. The Etruscans, then, appear in general as an industrious people ( φιλότεχνον ἔθνος), of a bold and lofty spirit of enterprise, which was greatly favoured by their priestly aristocratic constitution. Massive walls, mostly of irregular blocks, surround their cities (not merely their acropoleis); the a
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Talk about this word "acropolis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acropolis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. acropolis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acropolis "acropolis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acropolis.Cite this
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