Acropolis
See also: acropolis, acrópolis, and Acrópolis
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀκρόπολις (Akrópolis, “Acropolis”), from ἄκρος (ákros, “highest”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: əkrŏʹpəlĭs, IPA(key): /əˈkɹɒpəlɪs/,[1]
Proper noun
Acropolis
- The Athenian Acropolis. (Compare acropolis.)
Translations
Athenian Acropolis
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References
- “Acropolis” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
Anagrams
- prosocial