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• thebe
  thebe

  noun

  an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Botswana, one 100th of a pula.
• Thebe
  Thebe

  noun

  astronomy an inner satellite of Jupiter discovered in 1979

thebe

American  

[te-be] / ˈtɛ bɛ /

noun

1. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Botswana, one 100th of a pula.

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Thebe British  

/ ˈθiːbɪ /

noun

1. astronomy an inner satellite of Jupiter discovered in 1979

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Etymology

Origin of thebe

First recorded in 1975–80; from Setswana: literally, “shield”