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Acropoleis

//æˈkɹɒ.pɒ.lɛɪz// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of acropolis form-of, plural

    "The Cadmea, like almost all Greek acropoleis, was indeed surrounded by the city, and was situated within the walls; but from our historians, it is quite evident, that one side of the Cadmea touched upon the wall of the city, and upon this supposition alone the siege can be understood."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκροπόλεις (akropóleis), plural of ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis).

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