Definitions for Acropolis

Acropolis a·crop·o·lis

Spelling: [uh-krop-uh-lis]
IPA: /əˈkrɒp ə lɪs/

Acropolis is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 531 anagrams from letters in Acropolis (acilooprs).

Definitions for Acropolis

noun

  1. the citadel or high fortified area of an ancient Greek city.
  2. the Acropolis, the citadel of Athens and the site of the Parthenon.

Origin of Acropolis

From the Greek word akrópolis, dating back to 1655-65. See acro-, -polis

Examples for Acropolis

He turned him back, and led him without further delay into the acropolis.

But he entered the acropolis a conqueror,” says our Scribe; “he won the battle.

As it chanced, the senate of the Athenians was holding a session on the acropolis.

Neolithic humans lived in the caves pocking its slopes, and by around 1400 BCE a fortified palace was built atop the acropolis.

He had made love to her, there on the acropolis, at sunset, as she had said.

The acropolis Museum opened in Athens last weekend amid controversy that Greek officials did everything possible to stir up.

One temple on the acropolis bears cuts in its marble where the shields of slain enemies were displayed.

He distinctly says that before the time of Theseus, the acropolis was the city.

By the end of the fifth century, the Parthenon and two other temples stood on the acropolis.

But the acropolis has a long and tumultuous history surrounding the brief ascendance of classical Athens.

Word Value for Acropolis
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