Similar words: metropolis, metropolitan, monopolistic competition, acrophobia, oligopoly, monopolize, polish, polished. Meaning: n. the citadel in ancient Greek towns.
31. The best evidence of Greece's history is the Acropolis of Athens.
32. At first the Greeks built the Acropolis for protection from their enemies.
33. Athens, Greece: Greek surveyors work above the pediment of the ancient Parthenon temple on the Acropolis.
34. The Greek authorities hope the opening of the Acropolis Museum will strengthen their case for the Elgin Marbles to be returned to the place from which they were carved 25 centuries ago.
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