| Pronunciation: | | i'jipshun
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- [n] the ancient and now extinct language of Pharaonic Egypt; written records date back to 3000 BC
- [n] a native or inhabitant of Egypt
- [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language
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| | See Also: | | Afrasian, Afrasian language, African, Afroasiatic, Afroasiatic language, Arab Republic of Egypt, Cleopatra, Copt, Coptic, Egypt, Hamito-Semitic, Nubian, United Arab Republic |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.
Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf. {Gypsy}.]
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
{Egyptian bean}. (Bot.)
(a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ({Nelumbium
speciosum}), somewhat resembling the water lily.
(b) See under {Bean}, 1.
{Egyptian cross}. See Illust. (No. 6) of {Cross}.
{Egyptian thorn} (Bot.), a medium-sized tree ({Acacia vera}).
It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
\E*gyp"tian\, n.
1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the
Egyptian language.
2. A gypsy. [Obs.] --Shak.
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