Decapolis

[ dih-kap-uh-lis ]

noun
  1. 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.

  • 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
  1. 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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