Thebes

[theebz]

Thebes

[theebz]
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.
The·ba·ic [thi-bey-ik] , adjective
The·ban [thee-buhn] , adjective, noun

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the·be

[te-be]
noun
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Botswana, the 100th part of a pula.

Boe·o·tia

[bee-oh-shuh]
noun
a district in ancient Greece, NW of Athens. Capital: Thebes.
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Thebes (θiːbz)
 
n
1.  (in ancient Greece) the chief city of Boeotia, destroyed by Alexander the Great (336 bc)
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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