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decapolitan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-capoli-tan
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Of or relating to the Decapolis (an alliance of ten free imperial cities in Alsace within the Holy Roman Empire (now in Grand Est, France) from 1354 to 1678)

noun

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

noun

A native or inhabitant of the Decapolis (an alliance of ten free imperial cities in Alsace within the Holy Roman Empire (now in Grand Est, France) from 1354 to 1678)

Etymology

From Latin Decapolitānus, from Decapolis + -ītānus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Decapolitānus

Inflected Forms

Decapolitans (plural)

Questions

What does decapolitan mean?
Of or relating to the Decapolis (a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire located in modern-day Israel, Jordan and Syria)
Where does decapolitan come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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