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

Kushner met Sunday with Hamas officials for direct talks in the Egyptian city of El Alamein, people familiar with the talks said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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

On Wednesday, a drone struck a US-owned gas vessel moored in an Egyptian port, causing a fire.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

For Lella, Egyptian music has "always been there", she's just glad it's finally getting attention.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

For instance, writing the number 87 in the Egyptian system would require 15 symbols: eight heels and seven vertical marks.

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

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

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Captain Salah scored after 124 minutes to clinch a 3-1 extra-time triumph for the Egyptians over plucky minnows Benin in a thrilling last-16 encounter in Agadir.

From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026

"Our research presents the clearest understanding of the landscape upon which the ancient Egyptians founded their temple at Karnak approximately 4000 years ago," says Dr. Angus Graham, Uppsala University, who led the team.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2026

Then he looked at April in a strange way and they both walked over to where the rest of the Egyptians were waiting.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder