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Enneapylon

Enneapylon proper noun: a wall or fortress supposed to have been built by the Pelasgians, after levelling the summit of the rock on the Acropolis of Athens.

Proper noun

the Enneapylon

  1. (historical) A wall or fortress supposed to have been built by the Pelasgians, after levelling the summit of the rock on the Acropolis of Athens.
    Synonyms:
    Pelargikon

Synonyms of Enneapylon

Origin of Enneapylon

Ancient Greek Εννεαπύλον (Enneapúlon, literally “nine-gated”)

Questions about Enneapylon

What does Enneapylon mean?
Enneapylon means a wall or fortress supposed to have been built by the Pelasgians, after levelling the summit of the rock on the Acropolis of Athens.
What part of speech is Enneapylon?
Enneapylon is a proper noun.

Words near Enneapylon in the dictionary

  1. enneameters
  2. enneandrous
  3. enneapetalous
  4. enneaploid
  5. enneaploids
  6. Enneapylon
  7. enneastyle
  8. enneastylos
  9. enneasyllabic
  10. enneasyllable
  11. enneasyllables

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