THEBAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Theban mean? 

• THEBAN (noun)
  The noun THEBAN has 2 senses:

1. an Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes

2. a Greek inhabitant of ancient Thebes

  Familiarity information: THEBAN used as a noun is rare.

• THEBAN (adjective)
  The adjective THEBAN has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to the Egyptian city of Thebes or its people or culture

2. of or relating to the Greek city of Thebes or its people or culture

  Familiarity information: THEBAN used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THEBAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Theban" is a kind of...):

Egyptian (a native or inhabitant of Egypt)

Holonyms ("Theban" is a member of...):

Thebes (an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A Greek inhabitant of ancient Thebes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Theban" is a kind of...):

Greek; Hellene (a native or inhabitant of Greece)

Holonyms ("Theban" is a member of...):

Thebes (an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC)

• THEBAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Egyptian city of Thebes or its people or culture

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Thebes (an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Greek city of Thebes or its people or culture

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Thebes (an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC)