"Decapolis" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Decapolis, from Ancient Greek Δεκάπολις (Dekápolis), from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Decapolis}} Borrowed from Latin Decapolis, {{der|en|grc|Δεκάπολις}} Ancient Greek Δεκάπολις (Dekápolis) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Decapolis
  1. A group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire located in modern-day Israel, Jordan and Syria. Translations (ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire): Δεκάπολις (Dekápolis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Décapole [feminine] (French), Δεκάπολις (Dekápolis) [feminine] (Greek), Decapoli [feminine] (Italian), Decapolis [feminine] (Latin), Dekapol [masculine] (Polish), Decápole [feminine] (Portuguese), Decápolis [feminine] (Portuguese)
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