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DIPYLON GATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dipylon gate mean?
• DIPYLON GATE (noun)
The noun DIPYLON GATE has 1 sense:
1. a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found
Familiarity information: DIPYLON GATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Dipylon; Dipylon gate
Instance hypernyms:
gate (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)
Holonyms ("Dipylon gate" is a part of...):
Athens; Athinai; capital of Greece; Greek capital (the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess))
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