thebes
English Thesaurus
1. an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | city, metropolis, urban center, |
| definition | : | a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | boeotia, |
| definition | : | a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | theban, |
| definition | : | a Greek inhabitant of ancient Thebes (noun.person) |
2. 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 (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | city, metropolis, urban center, |
| definition | : | a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | arab republic of egypt, egypt, united arab republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | theban, |
| definition | : | an Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes (noun.person) |
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