Meaning Of The Word Decapolis

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Decapolis in American English
ancient region of NE Palestine, mostly east of the Jordan, occupied by a confederation (formed c. 65 b.c.) of ten Greek cities

Decapolis in British English
noun: a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 bc by Pompey and governed by Rome

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