What does Egyptian mean?

Definitions for Egyptian
ɪˈdʒɪp ʃənegyp·tian

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Egyptiannoun

    a native or inhabitant of Egypt

  2. Egyptianadjective

    the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC

  3. Egyptianadjective

    of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language

Wiktionary

  1. Egyptiannoun

    A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.

  2. Egyptiannoun

    A gypsy.

  3. Egyptianadjective

    Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.

  4. Egyptiannoun

    The Afro-Asiatic language spoken in ancient Egypt.

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  1. egyptian

    Egyptian typically refers to anything related or pertaining to Egypt, a country located in northeastern Africa. It can refer to the people of Egypt, their culture, language, history, or anything originating from there. Egyptians are known for their ancient civilization which includes iconic landmarks like the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx. The term Egyptian can also refer to the ancient language of this region, which was written in hieroglyphics.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Egyptianadjective

    pertaining to Egypt, in Africa

  2. Egyptiannoun

    a native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language

  3. Egyptiannoun

    a gypsy

  4. Etymology: [L. Aegyptius, Gr. , fr. (L. Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. gyptien. Cf. Gypsy.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Egyptian

    ē-jip′shi-an, adj. belonging to Egypt.—n. a native of Egypt: a gipsy.—adj. Egyptolog′ical.—ns. Egyptol′ogist; Egyptol′ogy, the science of Egyptian antiquities.—Egyptian darkness, darkness like that of Exod. x. 22.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Egyptian in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Egyptian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Egyptian in a Sentence

  1. Ahmed Ezzedine:

    What has changed? ... What is the difference between Egypt in 2014 and Egypt in 2009, before the revolution? Nothing, if Hosni Mubarak and... the aides are innocent of these charges against them, then who killed him? Will they say the Brotherhood did it or that UFOs came from space and killed the Egyptian people and flew away?

  2. Zahi Hawass:

    There is no relation between Blacks and the origin of the ancient Egyptian civilization at all.

  3. Housing Minister Mustafa Madbouly:

    This is totally being implemented by the Egyptian government and the ministry of housing with a total investment that exceeds 150 billion Egyptian pounds ($19.16 billion), we are making use of the projects we are offering to the private sector to finance and cross-subsidize the social housing program.

  4. Justice Party:

    This is a sad and terrible day in Egyptian history, coup leaders have sentenced Mohamed Morsi to decades in prison for nothing more than championing the democratic will of the people.

  5. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri:

    The launching of the strategic dialogue today is a serious chance for the two sides to review the different parts of the Egyptian-American relationship, politically, militarily and economically and assessing this relationship in all respects.

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