Brewer's: Acropolis

Acrop′olis

The citadel of ancient Athens.

Of course, the word is compounded of akros and polis = the city on the height, i.e., the high rock

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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