Egyptian

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Proper noun 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Derived terms 1.7 Related terms 1.8 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Ægyptian (archaic)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪ'dʒɪp.ʃən/, SAMPA: /I"dZIp.S@n/
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[edit] Adjective

Egyptian (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.

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[edit] Noun

Egyptian (plural Egyptians)

1. A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.
2. (obsolete) A gypsy.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 457:

     The people then assembled in this barn were no other than a company of Egyptians, or, as they are vulgarly called, gypsies, and they were now celebrating the wedding of one of their society.

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[edit] Proper noun

Singular Egyptian

Plural -

Egyptian

1. The Afro-Asiatic language spoken in ancient Egypt.

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[edit] Derived terms

• Egyptian cotton
• Egyptian darkness

[edit] Related terms

• Egypt

[edit] External links

• Ethnologue entry for Egyptian, cop