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acropolis (n.)
1660s, from Latinized form of Greek
akropolis
"citadel" (especially that of Athens), from
akros
"highest, upper" (see
acrid
) +
polis
in its older sense of "citadel; enclosed space, often on high ground" (see
polis
).
