acropolis
noun
acrop·o·lis
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Definition of acropolis
: the upper fortified part of an ancient Greek city (such as Athens)
also
: a usually fortified height of a city or district elsewhere (as in Central America)
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The big pavilion stands apart from the rest of the Clinic campus on a low rise amid lawns and additional rows of trees like a Greek temple on an acropolis. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "Is CWRU-Clinic Health Education Campus just another big shiny box at a sprawling medical center? - Steven Litt," 14 July 2019 Temple of Sibilla Built in the second century B.C., this rectangular ancient Roman temple is located on the acropolis of Tivoli near the Temple of Vesta. — Laura Itzkowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, "5 Best Day Trips from Rome," 5 Mar. 2018 Just admire it while exploring the acropolis overlooking Villa Gregoriana. — Laura Itzkowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, "5 Best Day Trips from Rome," 5 Mar. 2018 Moses sold the Met, the New York Philharmonic and other institutions on the idea of a cultural acropolis on Manhattan's west side to be known as Lincoln Center. — Kenneth Turan, latimes.com, "The origin story of a New York landmark is well told in 'The Opera House'," 15 Mar. 2018 There was the sheer scope of the artistic megaproject that was the Met and Lincoln Center, muscled through by mid-20th-century power brokers, including Robert Moses and John D. Rockefeller III, who wanted an American cultural acropolis. — Michael Cooper, New York Times, "A Starburst Is Born: Watch the Building of the Metropolitan Opera," 15 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'acropolis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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