acropolis
IPA: ʌkrˈɑpʌɫʌs
Root Word: Acropolis
noun
- The Athenian Acropolis. (Compare acropolis.)
- 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.
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Examples of "acropolis" in Sentences
- As a tourist you will see the Acropolis.
- A narrow path leads to the Acropolis above.
- It was located at the base of the Acropolis.
- The acropolis was built on a set of terraces.
- The hilltop campus is known as the Acropolis.
- Somewhere North of the acropolis was the agora.
- A large piece was found to the northwest of the acropolis.
- The Acropolis of the town was strengthened by defence bulwarks.
- The entrance to the Acropolis was a monumental gateway called the Propylaea.
- The Acropolis was explored by the French archaeologist Louis Robert in 1937.
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