Egyptian

[ ih-jip-shuh n ]

/ ɪˈdʒɪp ʃən /

adjective

of or relating to Egypt or its people: Egyptian architecture.

Obsolete. of or relating to the Gypsies.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Egypt.

the extinct Afroasiatic language of the ancient Egyptians. Abbreviation: Egypt.

a printing type having square serifs.

Origin of Egyptian

1350–1400; Middle English (see Egypt, -ian); replacing Egiptish, Old English Egiptisc, equivalent to Egipt- + -isc -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM Egyptian

E·gyp·tian·ism, E·gyp·tic·i·ty

[ee-jip-tis-i-tee] /ˌi dʒɪpˈtɪs ɪ ti/, noun non-E·gyp·tian, adjective, noun pro-E·gyp·tian, adjective, noun pseu·do-E·gyp·tian, adjective, noun

trans-E·gyp·tian, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for egyptian

For now, the Egyptian government has issued a statement saying that Clooney is free to enter Egypt “whenever she wants.”

Amal Clooney vs. Egypt’s Courts |Christopher Dickey |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
What if there were a legal dispute between the foreign investor and his or her Egyptian partners or collaborators?

Amal Clooney vs. Egypt’s Courts |Christopher Dickey |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The ancient Egyptian festival of Wepet Renpet (“opening of the year”) was not just a time of rebirth—it was dedicated to drinking.

New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style |Candida Moss |December 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
First the Muslim Brotherhood came to power only to be ousted by the Egyptian military.

Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 |Movements.Org |December 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In the Bible, Moses does kill a guy—the Egyptian slave master who is beating an Israelite to death.

Christian Bale: One Man's Moses Is Another Man's Terrorist |Candida Moss, Joel Baden |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The attempted suppression of his trade by the Egyptian Government drove him naturally into opposition.

The River War |Winston S. Churchill
In the same cemetery we find examples of tombs which the architect has constructed, not after an Egyptian, but a Chaldan model.

History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 6 (of 12) |G. Maspero
Ibrahim the Egyptian, a Roman Catholic, as it seemed, had volunteered to act as dragoman.

When It Was Dark |Guy Thorne
The government did not heed them, but made their demands more arrogant, seeming to take the Egyptian taskmasters as their guide.

A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II |Stephen M. Ostrander
Wandering hither and thither at hazard, he found himself in the great gallery devoted to Egyptian stone objects and sculpture.

Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales |Henry Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for egyptian

Egyptian

/ (ɪˈdʒɪpʃən) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Egypt, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Arabic

of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Egyptians, their language, or culture

(of type) having square slab serifs

archaic of or relating to the Gypsies

noun

a native or inhabitant of Egypt

a member of an indigenous non-Semitic people who established an advanced civilization in Egypt that flourished from the late fourth millennium bc

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

a large size of drawing paper

an archaic name for a Gypsy

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