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# acropolis

noun (an acropolis, acropolises); proper noun (the Acropolis — a name of a place in Athens)

«acropolis» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) The Acropolis is a rocky hill in Athens, Greece, with ancient temples on top, including the Parthenon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acropolis/#m1)
2. An acropolis is the high, fortified part of any ancient Greek city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acropolis/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons about Ancient Greece it is a key place, linked with the goddess Athena and Greek architecture. Phrases: the Acropolis of Athens, on the Acropolis.

### Examples

- The Parthenon stands on the Acropolis in Athens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acropolis/#x1)
- The Acropolis was built to honour the goddess Athena. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acropolis/#x2)
- Many Greek cities had an acropolis on a hill for defence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acropolis/#x3)
- We saw the Acropolis lit up at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acropolis/#x4)
- The Acropolis is about 2,500 years old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acropolis/#x5)
- Tourists climb the hill to visit the Acropolis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acropolis/#x6)
- A celebrated temple was erected to this divinity on the Acropolis at Athens, which is still to be seen, and is in excellent preservation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acropolis/#x7)

### Note

With a capital A for the one in Athens. From Greek akro (high) + polis (city). Plural acropolises (rare). Said a-KROP-o-lis.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «acropolis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acropolis/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«acropolis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/acropolis.html) on Mova free.