Acropolis

See also: acropolis, acrópolis, and Acrópolis

English

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Etymology

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

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Proper noun

the 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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