Thebes

[theebz]

noun

1. 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.

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

Thebes

/ θiːbz /

noun

1. (in ancient Greece) the chief city of Boeotia, destroyed by Alexander the Great (336 _bc )

2. (in ancient Egypt) a city on the Nile: at various times capital of Upper Egypt or of the entire country

Other Word Forms

• Thebaic adjective
• Theban adjective