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acropolis

[ uh-krop-uh-lis ]

noun

  1. the citadel or high fortified area of an ancient Greek city.
  2. the Acropolis, the citadel of Athens and the site of the Parthenon.


Acropolis

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/ əˈ°ì°ùÉ’±èÉ™±ôɪ²õ /

noun

  1. the citadel of Athens on which the Parthenon and the Erechtheum stand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

acropolis

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/ əˈ°ì°ùÉ’±èÉ™±ôɪ²õ /

noun

  1. the citadel of an ancient Greek city
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Acropolis

  1. The fortified high point of ancient Athens (see also Athens ). Once the center of Athenian life, the Acropolis is now the site of famous ruins, including the Parthenon . In Greek, the word means “high†( acro ) “city†( polis ).
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹³¦Â·°ù´Ç·±è´Ç±ô·¾±Â·³Ù²¹²Ô [ak-r, uh, -, pol, -i-tn], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of acropolis1

From the Greek word ²¹°ì°ùó±è´Ç±ô¾±²õ, dating back to 1655–65. See acro-, -polis
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of acropolis1

C17: from Greek, from acro- + polis city
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Greece maintains the ancient antiquities, also known as the Elgin Marbles, were illegally removed from Athens' acropolis, and has has long called for their return from the museum.

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In the southeast of the island, the small fishing village of Lindos attracts tourists with its hilltop medieval fortress and ancient acropolis.

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Volunteers fought to extinguish a blaze that blackened the hillside and charred buildings near Lindos, one of the island's most-visited sites and famed for an acropolis perched on a massive rock within medieval walls.

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It eased access to the campus by retaining existing streets, in contrast to the introverted main campus, designed in the late 19th century as a walled acropolis atop Morningside Heights.

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Harrison’s Cold War vision involved an acropolis of the performing arts, which, to Moses, Rockefeller and their social circles, meant western classical music, musical theater, opera and ballet.

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