Acropolis
[ə'krɒpəlɪs] or [ə'krɑpəlɪs]
Definition
(n.) The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens.
Editor: Sonya
Definition
n. a citadel esp. that of Athens.
Checker: Sumner
Examples
- In the valley, near the Acropolis, (the square-topped hill before spoken of,) Athens itself could be vaguely made out with an ordinary lorgnette. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Helena, you and the women go back to the Acropolis. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- We hurried across the ravine and up a winding road, and stood on the old Acropolis, with the prodigious walls of the citadel towering above our heads. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I must go down to look after the wine, and if you go back to the Acropolis, tell Helena I will see her before I go. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But here we are at the Acropolis. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- When we go back to the Acropolis, I will show you my armory. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- To lie a whole day in sight of the Acropolis, and yet be obliged to go away without visiting Athens! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- With my battery at one end of those wires, and the dynamite at the other, I could blow up the whole of this gorge from the Acropolis. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I will sleep later on; but meanwhile I am going up to the Acropolis to tell Helena that Crispin and Gurt have left the island safely. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- By the way, said Roylands meditatively, I suppose that Caliphronas thinks you have untold treasures in this Acropolis? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- As he neared the Acropolis, he was astonished to see Helena, attended by Zoe, come hastily along the road, with a face expressive of great fear. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Oh, he and the rest have gone off to the Acropolis to be looked after. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Now then, Helena, said her father, when all preparations were complete, you had better return to the Acropolis with the women. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Justinian will see you at the Acropolis. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I am thinking of my revolver, which I have left behind at the Acropolis. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- In the valley, near the Acropolis, (the square-topped hill before spoken of,) Athens itself could be vaguely made out with an ordinary lorgnette. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Helena, you and the women go back to the Acropolis. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- We hurried across the ravine and up a winding road, and stood on the old Acropolis, with the prodigious walls of the citadel towering above our heads. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I must go down to look after the wine, and if you go back to the Acropolis, tell Helena I will see her before I go. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But here we are at the Acropolis. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- When we go back to the Acropolis, I will show you my armory. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- To lie a whole day in sight of the Acropolis, and yet be obliged to go away without visiting Athens! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- With my battery at one end of those wires, and the dynamite at the other, I could blow up the whole of this gorge from the Acropolis. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I will sleep later on; but meanwhile I am going up to the Acropolis to tell Helena that Crispin and Gurt have left the island safely. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- By the way, said Roylands meditatively, I suppose that Caliphronas thinks you have untold treasures in this Acropolis? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- As he neared the Acropolis, he was astonished to see Helena, attended by Zoe, come hastily along the road, with a face expressive of great fear. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Oh, he and the rest have gone off to the Acropolis to be looked after. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Now then, Helena, said her father, when all preparations were complete, you had better return to the Acropolis with the women. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Justinian will see you at the Acropolis. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I am thinking of my revolver, which I have left behind at the Acropolis. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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