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Acropolis Pronunciation
Acropolis is pronounced uh-KRAH-puh-luhs, IPA /əˈkrɑpələs/.
uh-KRAH-puh-luhs
US /əˈkrɑpələs/ · UK /æˈkrɒpəˌliz/
Syllables: uh · KRAH · puh · luhs (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The fortified high ground of an ancient Greek city, above all the one in Athens.
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Acropolis in a Sentence
- We climbed to the Acropolis before the heat arrived.
- Every Greek city of any size had its own acropolis.
- The view from the acropolis takes in the whole bay.
Common Mispronunciations of Acropolis
Not A-kruh-POH-lis
Only the second beat is loud, and the two after it drop away. Lifting POH gives the word a Greek shape it does not keep in English.
Not uh-KRAH-puh-leez
Close on a plain luhs. The final is is a weak English ending, not the eez of a Greek plural.
Tip: Metropolis and acropolis share the same ending and the same quiet finish.
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