acropolis

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

castle

🏰

chateau

clink

hoosegow

nick

pen

🖊️

slammer

Translations

acropole

acrópolis

acropoli

acrópole

Akropolis

akropol

acròpoli

acropolis

akropolis

acròpolis

ακρόπολη

akropolis

أكروبوليس

acropolis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈkɹɒpəlɪs/

Etymology

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