Thebe

//ˈθiː.bi// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Botswanan pula.
  2. 2
    100 thebe equal 1 pula in Botswana wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    One of daughters of Zeus. Greek
  2. 2
    One of the moons of Jupiter.

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"Jupiter has four inner satellites: Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, and Thebe. Their orbits are very close to the planet."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Tswana.

Etymology 2

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

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