Definitions for Egyptian

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Egyptian E·gyp·tian

Spelling: [ih-jip-shuh n]

IPA: /ɪˈdʒɪp ʃən/

Egyptian is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 279 anagrams from letters in Egyptian (aeginpty).

Definitions for Egyptian

noun

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

adjective

1. of or relating to Egypt or its people:
2. Obsolete. of or relating to the Gypsies.

Origin of Egyptian

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

Examples for Egyptian

As a result the grain in the Egyptian markets had greatly increased in value.

The blow was a bit too severe and the Egyptian fell down dead.

That book had nothing to do with Egyptian deserts; but any desert will do for Monny.

The ancient Egyptian festival of Wepet Renpet (“opening of the year”) was not just a time of rebirth—it was dedicated to drinking.

What if there were a legal dispute between the foreign investor and his or her Egyptian partners or collaborators?

First the Muslim Brotherhood came to power only to be ousted by the Egyptian military.

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

He even had a theory that some of our words came from the early Egyptian.

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

This idea of Egyptian morals was no doubt correct, but how deplorable!