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Egyptian

ih-JIP-shuhn/ɪˈd͡ʒɪp.ʃən/

PluralEgyptians

4 meanings of Egyptian

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    Someone who comes from Egypt, or whose family came from there.

    The Egyptian behind the counter helped us find the right train.

    Thousands of Egyptians gathered in the square to celebrate.

  2. 2
    adjective
    Coming from Egypt, or belonging to its people or their language.

    The museum displayed an impressive Egyptian statue from a royal tomb.

    She studied Egyptian history all through high school.

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  3. 3
    proper noun
    The language that people used in ancient Egypt, in both speech and writing.

    Scholars finally learned to read Egyptian after the Rosetta Stone was deciphered.

    The priests wrote their prayers in Egyptian on the temple walls.

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  1. 4
    noundatedcountable
    A member of the Romani people, once believed to have come from Egypt.

    An Egyptian read the young maid's fortune at the fair.

    I went to see the Egyptian, and the Hoodoo doctors too. They shook their heads, and told me there was nothing they could do.
    1968, Little Brother Montgomery, Bruce SaundersHere, Egyptian refers to a Romani person, once thought to come from Egypt.

    SimilarRomani

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Origin

It comes from Middle English "Egipcien." It is made from "Egypt" plus "-ian."