Egyptian

American  

[ih-jip-shuhn] / ɪˈdʒɪp ʃən /

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.

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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 British  

/ 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

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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 Word Forms

• Egyptianism
  noun
• Egypticity
  noun
• anti-Egyptian
  adjective
• non-Egyptian
  adjective
• pro-Egyptian
  adjective
• pseudo-Egyptian
  adjective
• trans-Egyptian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Egyptian

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

The study was conducted in collaboration with Egyptian researchers from Alexandria University.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Egyptian American actor and comedian Ramy Youssef appeared on “Sesame Street” in mid-April to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It looked disorientingly familiar to a fellow Egyptian American: Art from Egypt lined the walls, with brass pieces and calligraphy you’d find in a Cairo bazaar.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

The teenager was released after Berlusconi called to claim she was the niece of the Egyptian president.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

He’s white, of Irish background, and I’m brown, a mix of my Egyptian mother and Indian father.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali