Meanings
adjective
- 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)
- 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)
nounDecapolitan (plural Decapolitans)
plural Decapolitans
- 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)
- 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)
Origin
- LatinDecapolitānus
- EnglishDecapolitan
From Latin Decapolitānus, from Decapolis + -ītānus.
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French décapolitain, Décapolitain
- décapolitainof or relating to the Decapolis on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire
- Décapolitainnative or inhabitant of the Decapolis on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire
- Décapolitainenative or inhabitant of the Decapolis on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire
Italian decapolitano, decapolitano
- decapolitanoof or relating to the Decapolis on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire
- decapolitanonative or inhabitant of the Decapolis on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire
- decapolitananative or inhabitant of the Decapolis on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire
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APA
Decapolitan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Decapolitan
MLA
“Decapolitan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Decapolitan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Decapolitan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Decapolitan.
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