Egyptian
of or relating to Egypt or its people: Egyptian architecture.
Obsolete. of or relating to the Roma, a traditionally nomadic ethnic group.
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
1Other words from Egyptian
- an·ti-E·gyp·tian, adjective, noun
- E·gyp·tic·i·ty [ee-jip-tis-i-tee], /ˌi dʒɪpˈtɪs ɪ ti/, E·gyp·tian·ism, 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, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for Egyptian
/ (ɪˈdʒɪpʃən) /
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
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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