Egyptian
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ʃən adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Egypt or its people: Egyptian architecture.
2.
Obsolete. of or pertaining to the Gypsies.
noun
3.
a native or inhabitant of Egypt.
4.
the extinct Afroasiatic language of the ancient Egyptians. Abbreviation: Egypt.
5.
a printing type having square serifs.
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Egyptian (ɪˈdʒɪpʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| —n | |
| 5. | a native or inhabitant of Egypt |
| 6. | a member of an indigenous non-Semitic people who established an advanced civilization in Egypt that flourished from the late fourth millennium |
| 7. | See also Coptic 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 |
| 8. | a large size of drawing paper |
| 9. | an archaic name for a Gypsy |
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The stories of him follow that he once killed an eight foot tall egyptian.
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