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Egyptian
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E·gyp·tian  (-jpshn)
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Egypt.
2. The now extinct Afro-Asiatic language of the ancient Egyptians.
adj.
1. Of or relating to Egypt or its people or culture.
2. Of or relating to the language of the ancient Egyptians.

Egyptian
Adjective
1. of Egypt
2. of the ancient Egyptians
Noun
1. a person from Egypt
2. a member of an ancient people who established an advanced civilization in Egypt
3. the language of the ancient Egyptians
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.EgyptianEgyptian - a native or inhabitant of Egypt      
Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
African - a native or inhabitant of Africa
Copt - an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians
Theban - an Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes
Cairene - a native or inhabitant of Cairo
Nubian - a native or inhabitant of Nubia; "Nubians now form an ethnic minority in Egypt"
2.Egyptian - the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC
Afrasian, Afrasian language, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic, Afroasiatic language, Hamito-Semitic - a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
Coptic - the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet
Adj.1.Egyptian - of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language
Translations
Egyptian [ɪˈdʒɪpʃən] adj, negipcio/a m/f
Egyptian [ɪˈdʒɪpʃən] Egypt adjégyptien(ne)
nÉgyptien(ne)
Egyptian [ɪˈdʒɪpʃən] Egypt adjägyptisch
nÄgypter(in) m(f)
Egyptian [ɪˈdʒɪpʃən] adj, negiziano/a


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