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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἄκρᾱ (ákrā, “top, peak, castle, citadel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /á.krai̯/ → /ˈa.krɛ/ → /ˈa.kre/
Proper noun
Ἄκραι • (Ákrai) f pl (genitive Ἀκρῶν); first declension
- A colony of Sicily, founded by Syracusans in 663 BC, located near the modern Palazzolo Acreide
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