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2024
Decapolis
Decapolis
See also:
Decápolis
English
Proper noun
Decapolis
A group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in
Jordan
,
Syria
, and
Palestine
.
Translations
ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire
Portuguese:
Decápole
f
,
Decápolis
f
Etymology
From
Ancient Greek
δέκα
(
déka
,
“
ten
”
)
+
πόλις
(
pólis
,
“
city
”
)
.
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