Lower Egypt

[ loh-er ee-jipt ]

noun
  1. See under Egypt (def. 2).

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How to use Lower Egypt in a sentence

  • We shall no longer confuse Upper and Lower Egypt, or a peristyle with a stadium.

    The Ship Dwellers | Albert Bigelow Paine
  • It does not even appear whether the plant was cultivated in Lower Egypt, or if the cotton came from the more southern region.

    Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De Candolle
  • Many of them had been engaged in the recent operations in Lower Egypt, which did not tend to increase their military spirit.

  • All of them grow well in Lower Egypt, and produce beautiful and profitable crops of fruit, as may be judged by the following.

    The Khedive's Country | George Manville Fenn
  • The value of an average crop sold standing—in Lower Egypt—may range from 20 to 25 pounds per acre.

    The Khedive's Country | George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for Lower Egypt

Lower Egypt

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

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