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acropolises

/æˈkɹɒ.pɒ.lɪs.ɪz/

acropolises is the plural of acropolis.

Meaning of acropolis

Noun

acropolis (plural acropolises or acropoleis)

  1. A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.
    • The Etruscans, then, appear in general as an industrious people ( φιλότεχνον ἔθνος), of a bold and lofty spirit of enterprise, which was greatly favoured by their priestly aristocratic constitution. Massive walls, mostly of irregular blocks, surround their cities (not merely their acropoleis); the...1850, Karl Otfried Müller, John Leitch, transl., Ancient Art and Its Remains; or, A Manual of the Archæology of Art, page 146

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Questions about acropolises

What is acropolises the plural of?
Acropolises is the plural of acropolis.
How do you pronounce acropolises?
Acropolises is pronounced /æˈkɹɒ.pɒ.lɪs.ɪz/.

Words near acropolises in the dictionary

  1. acropodion
  2. acropodium
  3. acropoleis
  4. acropoli
  5. acropolis
  6. acropolises
  7. acropolitan
  8. acropomatid
  9. acropomatids
  10. acropore
  11. acropores

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