Thebes

[ theebz ]

/ θibz /

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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.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Thebes

The·ba·ic

[thi-bey-ik], /θɪˈbeɪ ɪk/, adjectiveThe·ban

[thee-buhn], /ˈθi bən/, adjective, noun

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How to use Thebes in a sentence

Thebes was a single, enormous tomb; his past lay buried there; from the solemn, mournful, desolate hills he had escaped.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
"Silver and—gold," she murmured, looking into the radiant distance where Thebes lay cradled in the arms of the sun-god.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
They had landed at a point that lay to the south of Thebes, and now seemed to be making for Medinat-Habu.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Ipomedon, Hippomedon; one of the seven chiefs who engaged in the war against Thebes.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

But it is precisely what Pronomus of Thebes is said to have done for the music of the flute (supra, p. 38).
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro

British Dictionary definitions for Thebes

Thebes

/ (θiːbz) /

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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