A-crŏp'o-lĭs, n.
n. [Gr. ἀκρόπολις, from ἄκρος, extreme, and πόλις, city; Fr. acropole.] The upper or higher part of a Grecian city; hence, the citadel or castle, and especially the citadel of Athens.
n. [Gr. ἀκρόπολις, from ἄκρος, extreme, and πόλις, city; Fr. acropole.] The upper or higher part of a Grecian city; hence, the citadel or castle, and especially the citadel of Athens.