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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

Thebes

noun

1: 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 include many splendid temples and tombs

2: an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

Thebes, IL (village, FIPS 74873) Location: 37.21083 N, 89.45324 W Population (1990): 461 (180 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Thebes, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 478 Housing Units (2000): 213 Land area (2000): 1.799708 sq. miles (4.661222 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.512752 sq. miles (1.328021 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.312460 sq. miles (5.989243 sq. km) FIPS code: 74873 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 37.219177 N, 89.456915 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Thebes, IL Thebes

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