Thebe
/ˈθiː.bi/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Botswanan pula.
- 2 100 thebe equal 1 pula in Botswana wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 One of daughters of Zeus. Greek
- 2 One of the moons of Jupiter.
Example
More examples"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.