"Decapolis" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek δέκα (déka, “ten”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|δέκα||ten}} Ancient Greek δέκα (déka, “ten”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Decapolis
  1. A group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in Jordan, Syria, and Palestine. Wikipedia link: Decapolis Translations (ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire): Δεκάπολις (Dekápolis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Δεκάπολις (Dekápolis) [feminine] (Greek), Dekapol [masculine] (Polish), Decápole [feminine] (Portuguese), Decápolis [feminine] (Portuguese)

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