Egyptian
adjective
of or relating to Egypt or its people.
Egyptians
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pluralof Egyptian.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Around the same time as this ship struck the rocks, the ancient Egyptians were trading in the eastern Mediterranean through the port of Byblos in Lebanon.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
The dead, including a child of seven, were mainly Iraqi Kurds but also included Afghans, Egyptians and Iranian Kurds.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Egyptians enlist AI “SpongeBob” to vent over living conditions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The victims, aged between 7 and 46, were mostly Iraqi Kurds, but also included Afghans, Ethiopians and Egyptians.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Instead of using pictures to represent numbers as the Egyptians did, the Greeks used letters.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
