egyptian
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1. the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | coptic, |
| definition | : | the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet (noun.communication) |
2. a native or inhabitant of Egypt (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | african, |
| definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Africa (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | copt, |
| definition | : | an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | theban, |
| definition | : | an Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | cairene, |
| definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Cairo (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | nubian, |
| definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Nubia (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | cleopatra, |
| definition | : | beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC) (noun.person) |
| member meronym | : | arab republic of egypt, egypt, united arab republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC (noun.location) |
3. the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | egyptian, egyptian, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language (adj.pert) |
4. of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | arab republic of egypt, egypt, united arab republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | egyptian, |
| definition | : | the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | egypt, egyptian empire, |
| definition | : | an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | arab republic of egypt, egypt, united arab republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | egyptian, |
| definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Egypt (noun.person) |
5. the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | egyptian, egyptian, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language (adj.pert) |
6. of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | arab republic of egypt, egypt, united arab republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | egyptian, |
| definition | : | the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | egypt, egyptian empire, |
| definition | : | an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | arab republic of egypt, egypt, united arab republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | egyptian, |
| definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Egypt (noun.person) |
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