pentapole

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̃.ta.pɔl/

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Noun

pentapole f (plural pentapoles)

1. pentapolis
   • 1903, M. Huguet, “Les Conditions Générales de la vie au Mzab”, in Bulletins et mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris, volume 4, page 224:

     Les cinq premiers de ces ksour constituent la pentapole mzabite et occupent le centre de la Chebka.

     The first five of these villages constitute the M'zab pentapolis and occupy the centre of the Chebka.

   • 2010, Patrick Kelders, Si peu d'humanité: Récits de vie d'un humanitaire en Afrique‎^[1], page 13:

     les pentapoles mozabites

     the five towns of M'zab

Usage notes

• As illustrated by the quotations, either the singular or plural might be used for a single group of five cities.