† ten-cityn.
Obsolete rare—1.
Literal translation of Greek Δεκάπολις Decapolis, a district of Roman Palestine comprising ten cities.
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a1557 J. Cheke tr. Gospel St. Matthew (1843) iv. 25 A greet nomber from galilee, ye tencitee,..and places beiond Jordan.
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