Egyptian

[ih-jip-shuhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to Egypt or its people.

   Egyptian architecture.

2. Obsolete.,  of or relating to the Roma, a traditionally nomadic ethnic group.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Egypt.

2. the extinct Afroasiatic language of the ancient Egyptians. Egypt.

3. a printing type having square serifs.

Egyptian

/ ɪˈdʒɪpʃən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Egypt, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Arabic

2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Egyptians, their language, or culture

3. (of type) having square slab serifs

4. archaic,  of or relating to the Gypsies

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Egypt

2. a member of an indigenous non-Semitic people who established an advanced civilization in Egypt that flourished from the late fourth millennium _bc

3. the extinct language of the ancient Egyptians, belonging to the Afro-Asiatic family of languages. It is recorded in hieroglyphic inscriptions, the earliest of which date from before 3000 _bc. It was extinct by the fourth century _ad See also Coptic

4. a large size of drawing paper

5. an archaic name for a Gypsy

Other Word Forms

• anti-Egyptian adjective
• Egypticity noun
• Egyptianism noun
• non-Egyptian adjective
• pro-Egyptian adjective
• pseudo-Egyptian adjective
• trans-Egyptian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Egyptian¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Egipcien, Egipcian, Gypcian, from Old French egyptien, egipcien; replacing Middle English Egiptish, Old English Egiptisc, Egyptisc, Ægiptisc

Example Sentences

Egyptian law enforcement and ACE shut down the service Aug. 24 following a yearlong investigation.

From Los Angeles Times

Barriers in the city's Garden City district "were removed by the Egyptian authorities" on Sunday, the Foreign Office said in a statement.

From BBC

I saw “2001: A Space Odyssey” at the Egyptian not long ago.

From Los Angeles Times

Three people have been killed and 103 others injured due to a train derailing while en route to the Egyptian capital Cairo, the country's health ministry has said.

From BBC

Hamas agreed to a proposal drawn up by Qatari and Egyptian mediators for a 60-day ceasefire on Monday, which according to Qatar would see the release of half of the remaining hostages in Gaza.

From BBC