Decapolis

[ dih-kap-uh-lis ]

/ dɪˈkæp ə lɪs /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for decapolis

Decapolis and the River Jordan are near the bottom of the square.
The Thirteenth|James J. Walsh
It is not to be confounded with the Philadelphia of the Decapolis in Palestine.
Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton
Seetzen identified it with Gadara, one of the minor towns of the Decapolis.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne
Cities of the Decapolis, however, lay within the limits of Perea, and introduced Greek life and ideas to the people.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth|Rush Rhees

Scythopolis was the only one of the cities of the Decapolis west of the Jordan.
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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