akropol akropolis

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Definition of akropol akropolis in Turkish English dictionary

(Mimarlık) acropolis

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 art of protecting the country from inundations by the construction of canals, and outlets from lakes, was very zealously practised by them.

{i} raised fortified section of a city, hilltop fortress (in ancient Greece)

The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens

The raised fortified area of an ancient Greek city, especially with reference to that of Athens

Hyphenation

ak·ro·pol ak·ro·po·lis