ACROPOLIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acropolis mean? 

• ACROPOLIS (noun)
  The noun ACROPOLIS has 1 sense:

1. the citadel in ancient Greek towns

  Familiarity information: ACROPOLIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACROPOLIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The citadel in ancient Greek towns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("acropolis" is a kind of...):

bastion; citadel (a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle)