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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A group or confederation of five cities: as, the Hebrew, or Doric, or African Pentapolis; the Pentapolis of Italy.
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Examples
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To mollify the Israelite God, the Philistines included five golden “hemorrhoids” one for each city of the Philistine pentapolis and five golden mice.
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The Philistines then took the Ark to Gath, another city of the Philistine pentapolis.
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The Philistines then took the Ark to Gath, another city of the Philistine pentapolis.
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To mollify the Israelite God, the Philistines included five golden “hemorrhoids” one for each city of the Philistine pentapolis and five golden mice.
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I'll wager that when the first-born of Canaan was in the flood-tide of glory, this very gown was worn by one of the most beautiful women in the pentapolis of Philistia.
Romance Island Zona Gale 1906
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In addition to this, none of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis (Ashkelon, Ekron, Ashdod, Gaza, and
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