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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a hill to the to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court;

2. the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court); 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Areopagus \Ar`e*op"a*gus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, and ? ?, hill of
   Ares (Mars' Hill).]
   The highest judicial court at Athens. Its sessions were held
   on Mars' Hill. Hence, any high court or tribunal.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Areopagus
    n 1: a hill to the to the west of the Athenian acropolis where
         met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and
         later a judicial court
    2: the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a
       judicial court)