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Egyptian

[ ih-jip-shuhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Egypt or its people:

    Egyptian architecture.

  2. Obsolete. of or relating to the Roma, a traditionally nomadic ethnic group.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Egypt.
  2. the extinct Afroasiatic language of the ancient Egyptians. : Egypt.
  3. a printing type having square serifs.

Egyptian

/ ɪˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Egypt, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Arabic
  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Egyptians, their language, or culture
  3. (of type) having square slab serifs
  4. archaic.
    of or relating to the Gypsies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Egypt
  2. a member of an indigenous non-Semitic people who established an advanced civilization in Egypt that flourished from the late fourth millennium bc
  3. the extinct language of the ancient Egyptians, belonging to the Afro-Asiatic family of languages. It is recorded in hieroglyphic inscriptions, the earliest of which date from before 3000 bc. It was extinct by the fourth century ad See also Coptic
  4. a large size of drawing paper
  5. an archaic name for a Gypsy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·پ-··پ adjective noun
  • ··پ··ٲ [ee-jip-, tis, -i-tee], ··پ· noun
  • ԴDz-··پ adjective noun
  • -··پ adjective noun
  • ·-··پ adjective noun
  • ٰԲ-··پ adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Egyptian1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Egipcien, Egipcian, Gypcian, from Old French egyptien, egipcien; replacing Middle English Egiptish, Old English Egiptisc, Egyptisc, Ægiptisc
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The semi-autobiographical story of Egyptian American comedian, actor and director Youssef is at the center of this period comedy where Michael Jordan, music piracy and Britney Spears still dominate the news.

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With Salah signed up and Alexander-Arnold seemingly out the door, attention now turns to the future of Van Dijk - and the Egyptian was making eyes at his captain after the game.

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Yet it was also not misleading to say the Egyptian always wanted to stay at Liverpool.

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In announcing Salah's new deal, Liverpool posted a picture of the player - who is nicknamed the 'Egyptian King' - sat on a throne on the Anfield pitch with the caption 'more in than out'.

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She has hired a lawyer to try to get Zayn returned to her custody, but has been highly critical of initial Egyptian police efforts to get her son back.

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