Definition of "acropolitan" in English

adjective

1. Of or befitting an acropolis, especially in lofty glory and in the capacity to inspire awe; compare Acropolitan.

   • At Hastings and other towns, where archæological ruins monopolise the central height, you see an unwitting abandonment of the acropolitan ideal.
   • 2007: Roman Payne, Cities & Countries, chapter XIII: The Conscription of the Troops, page 187 (ModeRoom Press; →ISBN The rising sun peered between the cypress trees flooding the Grand Plaza with yellow matinal light. The backside of the palace overlooked the plaza with balconies supported by two tiers of colonnades and was framed on each of the three other sides by columned façades of buildings constructed from marble and stone. This plaza was the pride of the acropolitan village that served the palace. It was separated from the foyer where Alexis’ window overlooked simply by a tiny lane of one-storey village houses.