Enneapylon

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proper noun

A wall or fortress supposed to have been built by the Pelasgians, after levelling the summit of the rock on the Acropolis of Athens.

Similar
Pelargikon
OriginAncient Greek Εννεαπύλον →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Enneapylon
  1. historicalA wall or fortress supposed to have been built by the Pelasgians, after levelling the summit of the rock on the Acropolis of Athens.

    Synonyms: Pelargikon

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA wall or fortress supposed to have been built by the Pelasgians, after levelling the summit of the rock on the Acropolis of Athens.

Similar
Pelargikon
Also see
pelargikon

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΕννεαπύλον
  2. EnglishEnneapylon

Ancient Greek Εννεαπύλον (Enneapúlon, literally “nine-gated”)

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APA

Enneapylon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Enneapylon

MLA

“Enneapylon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Enneapylon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Enneapylon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Enneapylon.

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