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thebe

[ te-be ]

noun

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


Thebe

/ ˈθiːbɪ /

noun

  1. astronomy an inner satellite of Jupiter discovered in 1979
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of thebe1

First recorded in 1975–80; from Setswana: literally, “shield”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thebe1

C20: named after Thebe , mythical queen of Thebes
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Example Sentences

And she, being subject in love to a god and to a man exceeding goodly, brought forth twin sons in seven-gated Thebe.

Thebe is displayed in all Bibles a devout recognition of moral principles, and a strong manifestation of moral feeling.

Isocrates now urges Thebe, the daughter of Jason, and her half-brothers to set up a popular government.

Andromache was a daughter of E-ëʹti-on, king of Thebe, the town from which the maiden Chryseis was carried away.

Thebe is distant from Astyra 70, and from Andeira 60 stadia.

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