Egyptian

[ ih-jip-shuhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Egypt or its people:

   Egyptian architecture.

2. Obsolete. of or relating to the Roma, a traditionally nomadic ethnic group.

noun

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

Egyptian

/ ɪˈdʒɪpʃən /

adjective

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

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Egypt
2. a member of an indigenous non-Semitic people who established an advanced civilization in Egypt that flourished from the late fourth millennium bc
3. 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
4. a large size of drawing paper
5. an archaic name for a Gypsy

Other Words From

• an·ti-E·gyp·tian adjective noun
• E·gyp·tic·i·ty [ee-jip-, tis, -i-tee], 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Egyptian¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Egipcien, Egipcian, Gypcian, from Old French egyptien, egipcien; replacing Middle English Egiptish, Old English Egiptisc, Egyptisc, Ægiptisc

Example Sentences

It bought and restored the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood from the American Cinematheque in an effort to win over cinephiles and filmmakers.

From Los Angeles Times

The same goes for Darwin Nunez, whose clever cut-back found Mohamed Salah charging into the area, and for the Egyptian too - not just with his run, but the composure he showed with his finish.

From BBC

It came after a Hamas delegation met Egyptian security officials in Cairo.

From BBC

An official in Egypt confirmed to the BBC that high-level Egyptian security leaders would be meeting a delegation from Hamas in Cairo.

From BBC

She does, however, expect Mr Lammy, now that he is foreign secretary, to put pressure on Egyptian ministers to take action, she says.

From BBC