About The Word Egyptian
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Egyptian
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What's The Definition Of Egyptian?
[n] the ancient and now extinct language of Pharaonic Egypt; written records date back to 3000 BC
[n] a native or inhabitant of Egypt [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language Synonyms | Synonyms for Egyptian: Related Terms | Find terms related to Egyptian: See Also | Afrasian | Afrasian language | African | Afroasiatic | Afroasiatic language | Arab Republic of Egypt | Cleopatra | Copt | Coptic | Egypt | Hamito-Semitic | Nubian | United Arab Republic Egyptian In Webster's Dictionary \E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.
Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf. {Gypsy}.]
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
{Egyptian bean}. (Bot.)
(a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ({Nelumbium
speciosum}), somewhat resembling the water lily.
(b) See under {Bean}, 1.
{Egyptian cross}. See Illust. (No. 6) of {Cross}.
{Egyptian thorn} (Bot.), a medium-sized tree ({Acacia vera}).
It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
\E*gyp"tian\, n. 1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language. 2. A gypsy. [Obs.] --Shak. |
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