Acropolis

See also: acropolis, acrópolis, and Acrópolis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀκρόπολις (Akrópolis, “Acropolis”), from ἄκρος (ákros, “highest”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Acropolis

  1. The Athenian Acropolis. (Compare acropolis.)

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References
  1. “Acropolis” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)

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