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Lower Egypt

American  
[loh-er ee-jipt] / ˈloʊ ər ˈi dʒɪpt /

noun

  1. Egypt2


Lower Egypt British  

noun

  1. one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt: consists of the Nile Delta

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Occupying all of Lower Egypt, the Hyksos kingdom had access to Canaan and by extension to the rest of the Near East.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

However it happened, by about 1720 BCE, they were so numerous in Lower Egypt that some of their chieftains began to assert control over many local areas.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The vulture stood for Upper Egypt, for instance, and the cobra for Lower Egypt; both were included in the regalia of Tut, who presided over the united regions.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022

After another hundred and fifty years, Coptic had essentially vanished as a daily language in Lower Egypt.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 10, 2017

It referred to her power over both Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby