Pharaonic
- adjective
- /fəˈrɑːnɪk/
- The lack of study is because they are hard to get to, and most people are interested in pharaonic Egypt, not Roman.
- Pharaonic Egypt
- Pharaonic past
Examples
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Until the mid-1980s, pharaonic Egypt remained the single most important marketing tool for Egypt's mass-tourism industry.
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Tourists flock to pharaonic sites and Red Sea beaches, a flow occasionally disrupted by regional political crises.
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Its style is reminiscent of a pharaonic temple.
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Similar actions could take place in other countries such as Egypt, which has a long Pharaonic history that predates Islam.
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Egyptologists believe that this unusual custom is a faint memory of celebrations that date back to pharaonic times.
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Providing a home for thousands of pharaonic artifacts, it soon became a must-see for foreign tourists and, later, for Egyptian schoolchildren.
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On the left side is North Africa, especially ancient Egypt, epitomized by the pyramid, obelisk, and pharaonic mummy.
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Early Egyptian tourism was founded on the uniqueness of Egypt's pharaonic past, Egypt's relative geographical proximity to Europe, and its favorable climate.
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Objects in this exhibit are the largest selection of antiquities ever loaned by Egypt for exhibition in North America and were selected to illuminate the Pharaonic concepts of the afterlife, sustenance and renewal, and the relationship with the divine.
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The museum features an exhibit dedicated to pharaonic artifacts that showcase the grandeur of ancient Egypt.
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Etymology
Pharaonic comes from pharaoh, a title that began from an ancient Egyptian phrase meaning 'great house' and later became the name for the king. So Pharaonic means 'like the kings' or 'related to their time', often used for the kings' grand buildings, art, or rule.