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

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Egyptian Egyptians

Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya traveled late Saturday to the Egyptian Mediterranean city of El-Alamein in his first trip since taking over the Gaza-based Islamist movement last month.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

The company is already Hollywood’s biggest commercial tenant, where it rents about 1.5 million square feet of office and studio space, and it owns the historic Egyptian Theatre, which it acquired in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Tekke can also switch to a 4-3-3 without majorly altering Salah's responsibilities, leaving the Egyptian as the focal point of the club's attacking threat.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Wednesday's strike, the first drone attack on Egyptian territory since the outbreak of the Middle East war, has not been claimed and Egypt has not accused any group or country of carrying it out.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Though the Greek number system was more sophisticated than the Egyptian system, it was not the most advanced way of writing numbers in the ancient world.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Ancient Egyptians understood hardware just like punks understood hardware just like bikers understood hardware just like I, walking through my office metal detector every week, understand hardware.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Granulation dates to Mesopotamia, but the Etruscans elevated the practice, using granules as small as 0.14 millimeter in diameter, one-seventh the size of those used by Mesopotamians and Egyptians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

And I think that's what many Egyptians are feeling tonight.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Now, Egyptians young and old have flocked for farewell rides, before the streetcars come to a halt in April.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

As I already mentioned, tame cheetahs were prized by ancient Egyptians and Assyrians and modern Indians as hunting animals infinitely superior to dogs.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond