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Webster 1913 Edition
Egyptian
E-gyp′tian
,Adj.
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
Egyptian bean
. (Bot.)
(a)
The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant (
Nelumbium speciosum
), somewhat resembling the water lily. (b)
See under
– Bean
, 1. Egyptian cross
. See Illust. (No. 6) of
– Cross
. Egyptian thorn
(Bot.)
, a medium-sized tree (
Acacia vera
). It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.E-gyp′tian
,Noun.
1.
A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language.
2.
A gypsy.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Egyptian
EGYP'TIAN
,Adj.
EGYP'TIAN
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Egyptian
Egyptian
English
Alternative forms
- Ægyptian (archaic)
Adjective
Egyptian (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.
Translations
of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
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of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
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Derived terms
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Noun
Egyptian (plural Egyptians)
- A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.
- (obsolete) A gypsy.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 457:
- The people then assembled in this barn were no other than a company of Egyptians, or, as they are vulgarly called, gypsies, and they were now celebrating the wedding of one of their society.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 457:
Derived terms
Translations
person from Egypt
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Proper noun
Egyptian
- The Afro-Asiatic language spoken in ancient Egypt.
Translations
language
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