əˈkräpələ̇s noun
( -es )
Etymology: Greek akropolis, from akr- acr- + polis city — more at police
1. : the upper fortified part of an ancient Greek city (as Athens)
2. : a height of a city or district fortified or strengthened as a place of refuge
one magnificent photograph of Edinburgh — its acropolis in the foreground — Kimon Friar