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acropolis

ac·ro·po·lis

UK/əˈkɹɒpəlɪs/ US/ʌˈkrɑpʌlʌs/ rare

noun

1.

the citadel in ancient Greek towns

Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis), from ἄκρος (ákros, “topmost”, “tip”, “summit”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”); By surface analysis, acro- + -polis.

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