Pentapolis

//pɛnˈtæpəlɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A geographic and/or institutional grouping of five cities

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"Philistine territory was divided into the territory of the five cities of Gaza, Ashdod, Askalon, Gath, and Ekron, the so-called Philistine Pentapolis."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πεντάπολις (Pentápolis).

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