Egypt

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈiːd͡ʒɪpt//
United States//ˈi.d͡ʒɪpt//

A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.

proper noun

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A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
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historicalA civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Craighead County, Arkansas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Effingham County, Georgia.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jordan Township, Jasper County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: An extinct town in Belmont County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Leon County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: A former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia.
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A number of places in England: A tiny hamlet in Leckhampstead parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4476).
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A number of places in England: A suburban village in Farnham Royal parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref SU9685).
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A number of places in England: A suburb of Nailsworth, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST8499).
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A number of places in England: A hamlet in Wonston parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4640).
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A number of places in England: A hamlet near Thornton, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0933).
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A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.

Etymology

Etymology tree Egyptian ḥwt Egyptian kꜣ Egyptian ptḥ Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥder. Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos)bor. Latin Aegyptuslbor. Old French Egypte Middle French Egyptebor. Middle English Egipt English Egypt Inherited from Middle English Egipt, borrowed from Middle French Egypte, from Old French Egypte, a learned borrowing from Latin Aegyptus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, from ḥwt (“enclosure”) + kꜣ (“ka”) + ptḥ (“Ptah”), literally “house of the ka of Ptah”.

eggman · A man who delivers eggs.eggplant · The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.ego · The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.

Egypt · A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.

Egyptian · Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the…eh · Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to…eH · redox potential (in volts).

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