acropolis
noun/əˈkrɒpəlɪs/
/əˈkrɑːpəlɪs/
- (in an ancient Greek city) a castle, or an area that is designed to resist attack, especially one on top of a hillWord OriginGreek, from akron ‘summit’ + polis ‘city’.
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