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Thebes

  [theebz]
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–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.
Related forms:
The⋅ba⋅ic  [thi-bey-ik] , adjective
The⋅ban  [thee-buhn] , adjective, noun

the⋅be

  [te-be]
–noun
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Botswana, the 100th part of a pula.
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the·be   (tě'bě)   
n.  See Table at currency.

[Setswana, shield.]
The·be   (thē'bē)   
n.  The satellite of Jupiter that is fourth in distance from the planet.

[Latin Thēbē, a nymph, daughter of the river god Asopus, from Greek.]
Thebes   (thēbz)   
  1. An ancient city of Upper Egypt on the Nile River in present-day central Egypt. It flourished from the mid-22nd to the 18th century B.C. as a royal residence and a religious center for the worship of Amen. Its archaeological remains include many splendid temples and the tomb of Tutankhamen in the nearby Valley of the Kings.
  2. An ancient city of Boeotia in east-central Greece northwest of Athens. Originally a Mycenaean city, it reached the height of its power in the fourth century B.C. but was largely destroyed by Alexander in 336.
The'ban (thē'bən) adj. & n.
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