Decapolis

[ dih-kap-uh-lis ]

/ dɪˈkæp ə lɪs /

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noun

a region in the NE part of ancient Palestine: confederacy of ten cities in the 1st century b.c.

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How to use Decapolis in a sentence

He was a native of Decapolis, a country, as we have seen, very much disposed to credulity.
Ecce Homo!|Paul Henry Thiry Baron d' Holbach
Their common origin, civilization, and interests bound them closely together, and they were known as the Decapolis.
Biblical Geography and History|Charles Foster Kent
This city is placed among those of the Decapolis, in Matthew, vii.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. I of II)|Charles Bucke
It is not to be confounded with the Philadelphia of the Decapolis in Palestine.
Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton

These cities of the Decapolis appear to have been built on a similar plan.
Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton

British Dictionary definitions for Decapolis

Decapolis

/ (dɪˈkæpəlɪs) /

noun

a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 bc by Pompey and governed by Rome

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