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Decapolis.

Decapolis (a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire located in modern-day Israel, Jordan and Syria)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[dɛˈka.pɔ.lɪs]Classical-Latin[deˈkaː.po.lis]
  1. Decapolis (a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire located in modern-day Israel, Jordan and Syria)

    declension-3 · feminine · singular
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δεκάπολις (Dekápolis), from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).

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