Egyptian


Definition: Meaning of, Egyptian in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪˈdʒɪpʃ(ə)n /

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  1. relating to Egypt or its people
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  1. someone from Egypt
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Egyptian used in phrases

  • Egyptian Empire (noun)
    1. an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centred on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament
  • Egyptian Islamic Jihad (noun)
    1. an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells
  • Egyptian bean (noun)
    1. perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
  • Egyptian capital (noun)
    1. the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs
  • Egyptian cat (noun)
    1. a domestic cat of Egypt
  • Egyptian cobra (noun)
    1. cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
  • Egyptian corn (noun)
    1. sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
  • Egyptian cotton (noun)
    1. fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton
  • Egyptian deity (noun)
    1. antiquity a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians
  • Egyptian grass (noun)
    1. a creeping grass with spikes like fingers
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