Egypt
//ˈi.d͡ʒɪpt// name
name ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
- 2 A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean. historical
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Craighead County, Arkansas.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Effingham County, Georgia.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jordan Township, Jasper County, Indiana.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in Belmont County, Ohio.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Leon County, Texas.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia.
- 16 A number of places in England:; A tiny hamlet in Leckhampstead parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4476).
- 17 A number of places in England:; A suburban village in Farnham Royal parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref SU9685).
- 18 A number of places in England:; A suburb of Nailsworth, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST8499).
- 19 A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Wonston parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4640).
- 20 A number of places in England:; A hamlet near Thornton, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0933).
- 21 A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
Example
More examples"In these statistics Egypt is classed as an African nation."
Etymology
From Middle English Egipt, from Middle French Egypte, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (see also the Mycenaean Greek ethnonym 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (a3-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (“Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis”, literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”), whose Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫikuptaḫ).
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