Egyptian

/əˈdʒɪpʃən/

/ɛˈdʒɪpʃɛn/

Other forms: Egyptians

Definitions of Egyptian

1. adjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language
2. noun

   a native or inhabitant of Egypt
   examples:

   Cleopatra

   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)

   types:

   Copt

   an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians

   Theban

   an Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes

   Cairene

   a native or inhabitant of Cairo

   Nubian

   a native or inhabitant of Nubia

   type of:

   African

   a native or inhabitant of Africa
3. noun

   the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC
   types:

   Coptic

   the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet

   type of:

   Afrasian, Afrasian language, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic, Afroasiatic language, Hamito-Semitic

   a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa