Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to Thebes, an ancient city of Upper Egypt, on the Nile, and a center of Egyptian civilization.
- Relating to Thebes, in antiquity the chief city of Bœotia in Greece.
- noun An inhabitant of Thebes in Egypt.
- noun An inhabitant of Thebes in Greece.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Thebes.
- adjective (Anc. Chron.) the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the Egyptian city of Thebes or its people or culture
- noun a Greek inhabitant of ancient Thebes
- noun an Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes
- adjective of or relating to the Greek city of Thebes or its people or culture
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Examples
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Clinton then mandated the DADT directive as the administrative mechanism for implementing theban.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Attempts to Defeat the Kagan Nomination, and Political Hardball 2010
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ShelbyC: On a serious note, I wonder how folks who were victimized as children feel about theban.
The Volokh Conspiracy » San Jose State University Continues to Suspend All Blood Drives on Campus 2010
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Clinton then mandated the DADT directive as the administrative mechanism for implementing theban.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Attempts to Defeat the Kagan Nomination, and Political Hardball 2010
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ShelbyC: On a serious note, I wonder how folks who were victimized as children feel about theban.
The Volokh Conspiracy » San Jose State University Continues to Suspend All Blood Drives on Campus 2010
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The California Supreme Court today upheld a voter-approved ban -- the recent so-called Prop 8 -- on same-sex marriage, butin the same rulingdecided that the estimated 18,000 gay couples who got married before theban took effect last November will continue as legally married couples.
14 Amendment: R.I.P. 2009
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I know in Boston many bars were smoke free before theban.
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Therefore, it is within the property rights of the organization to enforce theban.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Preemption laws and leases of public property: 2009
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One, Dr Imran Yousaf, who challenged the legality of theban with the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, committedsuicide shortly before this month's ruling.
Archive 2007-02-01 Peter Troy 2007
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But I tend to doubt the Court would simply remand on all parts of theban.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Predicting the Supreme Court’s Decision in the DC Gun Rights Case: 2007
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IOC began the practice of posting list of illegal drugs that are totally banned for use by Olympic athletes, and using drug tests to enforce theban.
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