acrop·o·lis \əˈkräpələ̇s\noun (-es) Etymology: Greek akropolis, from akr- acr- + polis city — more at police 1.: the upper fortified part of an ancient Greek city (as Athens) 2.: a height of a city or district fortified or strengthened as a place of refuge < one magnificent photograph of Edinburgh — its acropolis in the foreground — Kimon Friar >