egyptian

Speech parts

1. egyptian - Noun

2. egyptian - Adjective

3. Egyptian - Proper noun

Meaning

Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.

A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language.

A gypsy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

african sanskrit assyrian babylonian roma Egypt etruscan Romani phoenician gypsy gipsy hellenistic Hittite anubis egyptology
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Hypernyms

african Afroasiatic Afro-Asiatic Hamito-Semitic Afrasian Afrasian language

Hyponyms

coptic nubian theban Cairene Copt

Related terms

Egypt Middle Egyptian Late Egyptian Old Egyptian

Phrases with the word

Egyptian privet Lower Egyptian egyptian mother goddess egyptian monarch egyptian pharaoh egyptian character

Anagrams

aegyptin

Examples

Most software today is very much like an Egyptian pyramid with millions of bricks piled on top of each other, with no structural integrity, but just done by brute force and thousands of slaves. Alan Kay

Once you touch the trappings of monarchy, like opening an Egyptian tomb, the inside is liable to crumble. Anthony Sampson

I am an Egyptian Muslim, educated in Cairo and New York, and now living in Vienna. My wife and I have spent half our lives in the North, half in the South. And we have experienced first hand the unique nature of the human family and the common values we all share. Mohamed ElBaradei

We have now seen that there is no particle of evidence for the Egyptian origin of Tarot cards. A. E. Waite

We Earth Men have a talent for ruining big beautiful things. The only reason we didn't set up hot-dog stands in the midst of the Egyptian temple of Karnak is because it was out of the way and served no large commercial purpose. Ray Bradbury

I have given instructions that I be informed every time one of our soldiers is killed, even if it is in the middle of the night. When President Nasser leaves instructions that he is to be awakened in the middle of the night if an Egyptian soldier is killed, there will be peace. Golda Meir

Close letter words and terms

Egypt Standard Time egypt's river Egyptiac Egyptian Arabic egyptian balsam Egyptian bean