Acropolis
- Proper noun. The Athenian Acropolis; compare (term, acropolis) .
- 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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