the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or pertaining to Thebes.
n. A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Relating to Thebes, an ancient city of Upper Egypt, on the Nile, and a center of Egyptian civilization.
Relating to Thebes, in antiquity the chief city of BÅ“otia in Greece.
n. An inhabitant of Thebes in Egypt.
n. An inhabitant of Thebes in Greece.
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adj. of or relating to the Egyptian city of Thebes or its people or culture
n. a Greek inhabitant of ancient Thebes
n. an Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes
adj. of or relating to the Greek city of Thebes or its people or culture
Word Usage
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