Egyptian
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Egypt, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Arabic
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of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Egyptians, their language, or culture
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(of type) having square slab serifs
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archaic of or relating to the Gypsies
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Egypt
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a member of an indigenous non-Semitic people who established an advanced civilization in Egypt that flourished from the late fourth millennium bc
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the extinct language of the ancient Egyptians, belonging to the Afro-Asiatic family of languages. It is recorded in hieroglyphic inscriptions, the earliest of which date from before 3000 bc. It was extinct by the fourth century ad See also Coptic
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a large size of drawing paper
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an archaic name for a Gypsy
Other Word Forms
- Egyptianism noun
- Egypticity noun
- anti-Egyptian adjective
- non-Egyptian adjective
- pro-Egyptian adjective
- pseudo-Egyptian adjective
- trans-Egyptian adjective
Etymology
Origin of Egyptian
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Egipcien, Egipcian, Gypcian, from Old French egyptien, egipcien; replacing Middle English Egiptish, Old English Egiptisc, Egyptisc, Ægiptisc
Example Sentences
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He was influenced by Sayyid Qutb, the Sunni Egyptian theoretician of the Muslim Brotherhood who propagated the idea of an Islamic Republic.
Now, Egyptians young and old have flocked for farewell rides, before the streetcars come to a halt in April.
From Barron's
Organised by the Egyptian Committee in the Gaza Strip, the meals take place in camps sheltering displaced Palestinians.
From Barron's
In Egypt, then in Roman hands, this meant a ban on pagan rituals and the end, in effect, of Ancient Egyptian civilization.
They entered a hall where they met about two dozen people, as well as personnel from the Egyptian Red Crescent, who distributed water and gift bags.
From Los Angeles Times
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