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

Egyptians plural

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

Derived Forms

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

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Egyptians
  plural

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

Mr. El-Sayed, born in Detroit to Egyptian immigrants, has earned a master’s, a doctorate and a medical degree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

At a fan zone, we met Egyptian fans cheering on Mexico days before their team takes on Iran.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Works by the Swiss-born sculptor are exhibited alongside at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s ancient Egyptian structure in a show that reveals the ways artists have channeled humanity across the centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

The 1-1 draw in Monday's match didn't dampen their spirits, with some fans climbing onto their friends' shoulders and waving huge Egyptian flags.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Perhaps “enduring” and “continuous” are better terms for it, although at first glance all Egyptian art between 3000 and 500 B.C. does tend to have a certain sameness.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson