Noun: Thebes theebz
- An ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs
- An ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC
- A fractional monetary unit of Botswana; 100 thebe equal 1 pula
"The small souvenir was priced at 50 thebe"
Type of: Botswana monetary unit, city, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]
Part of: Arab Republic of Egypt, Boeotia, Egypt, pula, United Arab Republic
Encyclopedia: Thebes, IL
Thebe, Cilicia