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Egyptian

Egyptian Meaning & Definition
Egyptian Definition And Meaning

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

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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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