What does Egyptian mean?

Definitions for Egyptian
ɪˈdʒɪp ʃənegyp·tian

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Egyptian.

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.

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. Interior Minister Gerard Collomb:

    They are two young individuals of Egyptian origin who were preparing an attack, they possessed instructions on how to build ricin-based poisons.

  2. The White House on Sunday:

    This wanton killing of innocents is just the most recent of the many vicious acts perpetrated by ISIL-affiliated terrorists against the people of the region, including the murders of dozens of Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai, which only further galvanizes the international community to unite against ISIL, this heinous act once again underscores the urgent need for a political resolution to the conflict in Libya, the continuation of which only benefits terrorist groups, including ISIL.

  3. The wise Pharoah Moe:

    Non-political conclusion- Egypt: Those days following the catastroph 25th of January, my philosophy about the abstract meanings of humanity and life have been amended, that I observed how much of hideous dirt exists deep inside the Egyptian individuals, that such days immensly braught it up to the surface..

  4. Seif Eldin Mustafa:

    When someone hasn't seen his family for 24 years and wants to see his wife and children, and the Egyptian government doesn't allow it, what should one do?.

  5. Charles Krauthammer:

    The second [reason they’re afraid] is that the Egyptian regime is in a death struggle with radical Islam in the country… And now if they're able to bring down airplanes, the prestige of the regime in sort of winning the battle against the jihadists is really diminished.

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