Thebes

[ theebz ]

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noun

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.
a city of ancient Greece, in Boeotia: a rival of ancient Athens.

Thebes

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noun

(in ancient Greece) the chief city of Boeotia, destroyed by Alexander the Great (336 bc )
(in ancient Egypt) a city on the Nile: at various times capital of Upper Egypt or of the entire country

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Other Word Forms

�ճ��·��·�� [thi-, bey, -ik], adjective
�ճ��·�� [thee, -b, uh, n], adjective noun

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The play is set in a mythical prehistory, in the city of Thebes.

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“Jenny From Thebes” is a rich and rewarding listen, but for the uninitiated it would be a strange place to start.

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“Before the Titanic, I was traveling in Egypt, a place called Thebes,” the man said.

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The stiff family of King Pentheus of Thebes gathers around a dinner table, in outrageously camp makeup and costumes, and await the arrival of a meteor that might destroy the earth.

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Defense attorney John Thebes, however, cited a third psychiatrist’s conclusion that Moore did qualify for an insanity defense under current law.

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Bell Jar, The best-laid plans go astray, the

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