Decapolis

Decápolis English Etymology en la Decapolis, from en grc Δεκάπολις, from grc δέκα ten + grc πόλις city. Proper noun 1 en Q823244 A group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire located in modern-day Israel, Jordan and Syria. en Q184646 An alliance of ten free imperial cities in Alsace within the Holy Roman Empire (now in Grand Est, France) from 1354 to 1678. en Alsatian Decapolis en 2009 Christopher W. Close The Negotiated Reformation 45 https://books.google.fr/books?id=OISegg6BDiwC&pg=PA45 Founded in 1354, the Decapolis sought to protect its member cities’ liberties from encroachment by other estates. Related terms en Decapolitan Translations ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire Q823244 French: fr Décapole f Greek: el Δεκάπολις f Ancient Greek: grc Δεκάπολις f Hindi: hi दिकापुलिस m Italian: it Decapoli f Latin: la Decapolis f Polish: pl Dekapol m Portuguese: pt Decápole f, pt Decápolis f ten cities in Alsace within the Holy Roman Empire Q184646 German: de Zehnstädtebund m Latin la: Etymology la grc Δεκάπολις, from grc δέκα ten + grc πόλις city. Pronunciation Proper noun Decapolis<3> Decapolis la Decapolis Q823244 Declension Decapolis<3> Decapolis Descendants en Decapolis 1 fr Décapole it Decapoli References la terms suffixed with -polis