dictionary definitions for "thebes"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  Thebes
      n 1: 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 include many splendid
           temples and tombs [syn: Thebes]
      2: an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the
         Great in 336 BC [syn: Thebes]


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