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acropolis - use in sentences
Converse of object
- fortify: The walls had three gates and in the center of the city was a fortified acropolis with a single gate.
- have: However, the Romans did, but they did not have a steep-sided rocky acropolis like Athens.
Adjective modifier
- Athenian: Calton Hill One of Edinburgh's many hills, it is unmistakable with its Athenian style acropolis poking above the skyline.
- ancient: Byzantine walls at Sparta, as elsewhere, fortify only ancient acropolis not civic center; place of refuge at time of attack.
- central: The central acropolis is approximately 900 feet above sea level.
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