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thebe

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thebe¹

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From Tswana thebe (“shield”).

noun thebe · thebes

  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a pula.

Thebe²

  • /ˈθiː.bi/

Rhymes with -iːbi

Where it comes from

From Latin Thēbē, from Ionic Greek Θήβη (Thḗbē), variant of Aeolic Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai, “Thebes”). Doublet of Thebes.

proper noun

  1. Greek One of daughters of Zeus.
  2. One of the moons of Jupiter.

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name satellite of Jupiter

日本語テーベ Tēbe
中文木衛十四 /木卫十四 Mùwèishísì
ΕλληνικάΘήβη Thívi

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"thebe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thebe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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thebe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thebe

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"thebe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thebe.

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@misc{thebe_2026,
  title = {thebe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thebe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}