Egyptian
- adjective
- /ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/
- Although it may seem like a minor technicality, this law is harmful to Egyptian democracy.
- Egyptian government
- Egyptian president
- Egyptian army
For example, the letter M in Egyptian hieroglyphs as an owl, right?
- For example, the letter M in Egyptian hieroglyphs as an owl, right?
- I'm pretty sure in Egypt there's like Egyptian mythology going on.
- My favorite room was hands down the Egyptian Life after Death room.
- But he was not yet confident of reading the earlier Egyptian rulers before the Greek.
- So still being Egyptian, still being a Muslim, right?
- And that was in the, that was in both the Egyptian and the Greek magical texts.
- It was Abdul Halim Harvard, it's very legendary Egyptian singer.
- You can't go online and buy seeds for Egyptian walking onions.
- What about the strategy of investing in Egyptian companies that are tied to Mubarak?
- And they're deeply linked to Egyptian art institutions, to regional institutions.
- There's tremendous support for her in Egyptian society.
- I'll never forget when I went to Egypt, I bought Egyptian Skilk, Egyptian bed sheets.
- Oh fuck, I wish that I knew that there was no chance of changing the Egyptian medical world.
Examples
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- It's an artifact of an ancient Egyptian civilization.
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Yet the military ultimately wants an Egyptian government that does not threaten its position.
Academic text (2011) -
My favorite room was hands down the Egyptian Life after Death room.
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But half of all Egyptian children die before the age of five.
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A golden age of Egyptian power and wealth.
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But this began the golden age of Egyptian archaeology, tourism, and the growth of the modern state.
Academic text (2011) -
The search continues for suspects... in the recent robbery of ancient Egyptian artefacts.
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It's a party to celebrate the opening of the new Egyptian exhibit, and the Fluegelheim is hopping.
Fiction book (1992) -
The museum displayed an Egyptian artifact that dates back to 3000 BC.
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He studied the Egyptian language to better understand ancient texts.
Idioms
- Informal
To move with bent arms and a stiff posture like the dance from the song
Compounds
Cotton grown in Egypt with long fibers that is very soft, strong, and long-lasting
A tall plant from the Nile valley with strong stems used to make paper and mats
A small white vulture with a yellow face and thin bill that lives in Africa and southern Asia
A white water lily that grows on water in Egypt and nearby regions, once sacred to the ancient Egyptians
- Indian
A climbing plant with purple flowers and dark red pods that have edible seeds and are used as a vegetable
- Indian
A grain plant called sorghum that people grow for food in dry regions of North Africa and Asia
An ancient kingdom along the Nile in northeast Africa ruled by kings called pharaohs
- Specialized
A poisonous plant from North Africa and the Middle East whose leaves people use in medicine
An Islamic group in Egypt that used violence to try to replace the government
A wild animal like a small dog from northern African deserts that hunts at night
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word Egyptian comes from the country name Egypt, so it describes things 'from' or 'of' Egypt, like its people, culture, or language.