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The⋅ba⋅id
[thee-bey-id, -bee-] 
beɪ
–noun
| the ancient region surrounding Thebes, in Egypt. |
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Thebaid
The"ba*id\, n. [L. Thebais, -idis.] A Latin epic poem by Statius about Thebes in B[oe]otia.
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Thebaid
1727, "district around Thebes (in Egypt)," formerly haunted by hermits and ascetics. Also, "pertaining to (Boeotian) Thebes" in Greece, especially in reference to the poem by Statius.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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