— Thebaic /thi bay"ik/ , adj. — Theban /thee"beuhn/ , adj. , n.
/theebz/ , n.
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.