ACROPOLIS


Meaning of ACROPOLIS in English

[acrop.o.lis] n [Gk akropolis, fr. akr- acr- + polis city--more at police] (1662): the upper fortified part of an ancient Greek city (as Athens); also: a usu. fortified height of a city or district elsewhere (as in Central America)

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