From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
Egyptian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people
or their language [syn: Egyptian]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Egypt [syn: Egyptian]
2: the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the
Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC [syn:
Egyptian]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, n.
1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the
Egyptian language.
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2. A gypsy. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.
Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf. Gypsy.]
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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Egyptian bean. (Bot.)
(a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ({Nelumbium
speciosum}), somewhat resembling the water lily.
(b) See under Bean, 1.
Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross.
Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree (Acacia vera).
It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
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