Acropolis

  1. Proper noun.  The Athenian Acropolis; compare (term, acropolis) .
  2. Noun.  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 (term, Acropolis) .

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