Find the word definition

Crossword clues for thea

thea
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thea

Thea \The"a\, prop. n. [NL. See Tea.] (Bot.) A genus of plants found in China and Japan; the tea plant.

Note: It is now commonly referred to the genus Camellia.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Thea

fem. proper name, from Greek thea "goddess," fem. equivalent of theos "god" (see theo-).

Wikipedia
Thea

Thea may refer to:

  • Thea (name), a feminine given name
  • An alternative spelling of Theia, a figure in Greek mythology
    • Theia (planet), a Mars-sized protoplanet that may have been involved in the creation of the Moon
  • Thea, the former name of the tea plant genus, now included in Camellia
  • Thea, Achaea, a village in the municipal unit Messatida, Achaea, Greece
  • Transgender Health & Educational Alliance (THEA) Atlanta, Ga
  • Thea (award), the annual award from the Themed Entertainment Association
  • Thea (TV series), a 1993 television series starring Thea Vidale and Brandy Norwood
  • Texas Higher Education Assessment, a test similar to the ACT and SAT
  • Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority, a regional expressway authority based in Hillsborough County, Florida
  • Another word for the mythological animal theow
Thea (TV series)

Thea is an American sitcom that premiered September 8, 1993 on ABC, and last aired on February 16, 1994, for a total of 19 episodes. Starring comedian Thea Vidale, the series marked the first time an African American female comedian was the star of a series named after her.

Thea (New-Gen)

Thea is a fictional character that appears in the NEW-GEN comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Matonti, J.D. Matonti, and Julia Coppola, she first appeared in NEW-GEN #1 (2010). She is the wife of Gabriel, mother to the twins Sean and Chris, and one of principal educators for the A.P.N.G.

Thea (name)

The feminine given name Thea, short for Theodora, Theadora, Dorothea, or Althea (also spelled Elithea), may refer to:

  • Thea, alias for singer-songwriter Cynthia L. Stacey
  • Thea Andrews, Canadian journalist
  • Thea Astley, Australian writer
  • Thea Beckman, Dutch writer
  • Thea Bowman, American nun
  • Thea Djordjadze, Georgian artist
  • Thea Dorn, German writer
  • Thea E. Smith, American writer
  • Thea Einöder, German rower
  • Thea Flaum, American TV producer
  • Thea Foss, American entrepreneur
  • Thea Garrett, Maltese singer
  • Thea Gill, Canadian actress
  • Thea Gilmore, British singer-songwriter
  • Thea Gregory, English actress
  • Thea Halo, American writer
  • Thea Hochleitner, Austrian alpine skier
  • Thea Kano, American conductor
  • Thea Kellner, Romanian fencer
  • Thea King, British clarinettist
  • Thea Knutzen, Norwegian politician
  • Thea Leitner, Austrian writer
  • Thea Muldoon, New Zealander first lady
  • Thea Musgrave, Scottish composer
  • Thea Proctor, Australian artist
  • Thea Rasche, German pilot
  • Thea de Roos-van Rooden, Dutch historian and politician
  • Thea Sharrock, English theatre director
  • Thea Slatyer, Australian footballer
  • Thea Stabell, Norwegian actress
  • Thea Trinidad, American wrestler
  • Thea Vidale, American comedian and actress
  • Thea Van Seijen, Dutch singer
  • Thea von Harbou, German filmmaker and actress
  • Thea White, American voice actress

Usage examples of "thea".

It was Thea who had winked at Ralph, after Gis had kissed her, leaving him wondering whether, if he could find someone like her, he might get married after all.

Her sister, Lur, was eighteen - three years older than Thea - and yet, Thea thought sourly, she still had the thin, grating tones of an adolescent.

Thea could answer Lur came Waving clumsily out of the sky, her small breasts shaking.

Instead I wanted them both, and Thecla, and the nameless meretrix who had feigned to be Thecla in the House Azure, and her friend who had taken the part of Thea, the woman I had seen on the stair in the House Absolute.

Poppy decided that if extroversion was inherited, Thea took hers from her birth father, since Heather was more quiet.

Thea thought with a contempt that surprised her - like bizarre animals: metamorphosing creatures of the forest, not human at all.

Thea said that Drake could be quite ruthless, and dealing with a blackmailer required that trait.

Thea spent the bulk of the visit strolling along the view decks of the Earthrise Mall, goggling at the starscape.

Neil and Thea spent the bulk of the visit strolling along the view decks of the Earthrise Mall, goggling at the starscape.

Thea looked heavenward, thumb playing with the opening to her Evian bottle.

She really must ask Thea if all men were prone to moments of such thickheadedness, or if it was just Lucas.

At the vaunted enemy infantry was wavering, evidently shaken by theae easy victory of the 778th, and so the Colonel shouted at his sepoys to ignore the gunners and re-form and push on to attack the infantry.

When the train was beginning to pull out, he heard his name called frantically, and looking out of the window he saw Thea Kronborg standing on the siding, bareheaded and panting.

She was as different from Thea's soft blondness as night from day and it was her beauty which kept getting them in trouble, but Thea couldn't help loving her.

Each time Thea tried to turn the conversation onto a serious subject, Rachael fussed and laughed over Cecie who was intent upon showing off, hovering about the adult women like a hummingbird, both shy and aggressive, fingers jammed into her mouth.