acropolis

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

acrópolis

Sinónimos

castle

🏰

chateau

clink

hoosegow

nick

pen

🖊️

slammer

Traducciones

acropole

acrópole

acropoli

Akropolis

acròpoli

akropol

acropolis

ακρόπολη

acròpolis

akropolis

akropolis

أكروبوليس

acropolis

cittadella

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/əˈkɹɒpəlɪs/

Etimología (Inglés)

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