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Noun
/əˈkräpəlis/,
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acropolises, plural;
  1. A citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill

  2. The ancient citadel at Athens, containing the Parthenon and other notable buildings, mostly dating from the 5th century bc

  1. the citadel in ancient Greek towns
  2. Acropolis is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. There is only one species in the genus, Acropolis thalia. It is distributed in Asia.
  3. Acropolis is a progressive/power metal band originating from Tel Aviv, Israel. The band was formed in 2001 and is known for its virtuoso guitarist Daniel Varfolomeyev who incorporates elements of progressive metal and neo-classical metal to the power metal sound of the band.
  4. Acropolis is a 1933 play by American playwright Robert E. Sherwood.
  5. The Acropolis of Athens or Citadel of Athens is the best known acropolis (Gr. akros, akron, edge, extremity + polis, city, pl. acropoleis) in the world. ...
  6. The Acropolis is a mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourteenth highest mountain in Tasmania. It is a major feature of the national park, and is a popular venue with bushwalkers and mountain climbers.
  7. A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis
  8. (2) -- a generic term for a high place or citadel in a city (Pedley, 353)
  9. A naturally occurring steep hill that is the geographic and cultural center of a city. The Athenians covered their Acropolis with several important architectural structures, including the Parthenon about 438 B.C.
  10. (Greek, pl. acropoli) A raised complex of palaces and courtyards, especially in Mesoamerica and Greece.
  11. Greek for “high city,” the term refers to the elevated portions of cities on which the main temples were built.
  12. (a.KP6iro\is}. In almost all Greek cities, which were usually built upon a hill, rock, or some natural elevation, there was a kind of tower, a castle, or a citadel, built upon the highest part of the rock or hill, to which the name of acropolis was given. ...
  13. Greek citadel sited prominently above the rest of a city. / A citadel- Athens ;Greek highest polis, a city.
  14. A fortified hilltop, often the highest hill in the area.
  15. The "high point" or citadel of an ancient Greek city, like the Acropolis in Athens. It is generally a raised area above the rest of the city where the most important sacred and secular buildings are brought together. The buildings on the Athenian Acropolis were important for trade and worship.
  16. Hill overlooking Athens on which stands the Parthenon, a temple built in 6th century BC.
  17. the ancient citadel at Athens, containing the Parthenon and other notable buildings, mostly dating from the 5th century bc
  18. highest and most fortified point within a Greek city-state.
  19. An elevated point within a city on which stood temples, altars, public monuments and various dedications to the gods of the polis.
  20. The elevated site above an ancient Greek city conceived as the center of civic life (428).