Egyptian
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Egypt, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Arabic
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of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Egyptians, their language, or culture
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(of type) having square slab serifs
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archaic of or relating to the Gypsies
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Egypt
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a member of an indigenous non-Semitic people who established an advanced civilization in Egypt that flourished from the late fourth millennium bc
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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
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a large size of drawing paper
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an archaic name for a Gypsy
Other Word Forms
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
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The probe centres on the quality of police inquiries in 2008 and 2013 in response to accusations against the late Egyptian billionaire.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The study was conducted in collaboration with Egyptian researchers from Alexandria University.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
The 10 people arrested were of various nationalities, including British, Mexican, Italian, American, Spanish, German, Swedish and Egyptian.
From BBC • May 3, 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
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
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