Egypt Definition

ējĭpt

pronoun

(historical) A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.

Wiktionary

A country in North Africa. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt.

Wiktionary

abbreviation

Egyptian.

Webster's New World

noun

Egypt is defined as a country in northeastern Africa.

An example of Egypt is the country of which Cairo is the capital.

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Origin of Egypt

From Middle French Egypte, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aiguptos), from Mycenaean Greek *aikupitos (nb. (aikupitijo, “Egyptian”)), from Late Egyptian Hikuptah (“Memphis”), from Middle Egyptian ḥwt k3 ptḥ (literally, 'The temple of the ka of Ptah', referring to Ptah's temple in the important city of Memphis).

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