Lower Egypt

American  

[loh-er ee-jipt] / ˈloʊ ər ˈi dʒɪpt /

noun

1. Egypt2

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Lower Egypt British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

Memphis, founded around 3,100 B.C., was home to Menes, the king who united Upper and Lower Egypt.

From Washington Times

It’s like the pharaohs wearing two crowns to signify the Upper and Lower Egypt.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The New Yorker

We also knew we would be starting out in Upper Egypt, even though it’s in the south, because the river flows north to Lower Egypt, where it empties into the Mediterranean.

From New York Times