theban
noun
1.
an ancient city in Upper Egypt, on the Nile, whose ruins are located in the modern towns of Karnak and Luxor: a former capital of Egypt.
2.
a city of ancient Greece, in Boeotia: a rival of ancient Athens.
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Theban (ˈθiːbən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Thebes or its inhabitants |
| 2. | of or relating to the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes or its inhabitants |
| —n | |
| 3. | a native or inhabitant of Thebes |
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| Thebes (θiːbz) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (in ancient Greece) the chief city of Boeotia, destroyed by Alexander the Great (336 |
| 2. | (in ancient Egypt) a city on the Nile: at various times capital of Upper Egypt or of the entire country |
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