Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decapolis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: de-capo-lis
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire located in modern-day Israel, Jordan and Syria.

name

An alliance of ten free imperial cities in Alsace within the Holy Roman Empire (now in Grand Est, France) from 1354 to 1678.

Example Sentences

"Founded in 1354, the Decapolis sought to protect its member cities’ liberties from encroachment by other estates."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Δεκάπολις

Inflected Forms

the Decapolis (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

Decapolitan

Synonyms

Alsatian Decapolis

Questions

What does decapolis mean?: A group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire located in modern-day Israel, Jordan and Syria.
Where does decapolis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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