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Thebaean

Thebaean is the alternative form of Thebean.

Meaning of Thebean

Adjective (1)

Thebean

  1. Of or relating to the cities named Thebes in Boeotia or in Egypt.
    Synonyms:
    Thebaic, Theban

Adjective (2)

Thebean

  1. Of or relating to Thebe in Greek mythology.
  2. Of or relating to the Jovian moon named for Thebe.

See all 4 meanings of Thebean

Forms of Thebaean

Adjective
comparativemore Thebaean
superlativemost Thebaean
alternative form (archaic)Thebæan
Noun
pluralThebaeans

Origin of Thebaean

From Latin Thebaeus + -an. By surface analysis, Thebes + -ean.

Questions about Thebaean

What is Thebaean the alternative form of?
Thebaean is the alternative form of Thebean.

Words near Thebaean in the dictionary

  1. theatrophone
  2. theatrophonic
  3. theave
  4. theaves
  5. thebacon
  6. Thebaean
  7. Thebaeans
  8. thebaia
  9. Thebaic
  10. Thebaics
  11. Thebaid

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Thebaean (page history and authors); Thebean (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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