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Theban

Thē'ban, n.

noun

n. (Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man. I'll talk a word with this same learned Theban. Shak.

adjective

(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Thebes. Theban year (Anc. Chron.), the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours. Bryant.