EGYPTIAN


Meaning of EGYPTIAN in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 of or relating to Egypt in NE Africa. 2 of or for Egyptian antiquities (e.g. in a museum) (Egyptian room).

n. 1 a native of ancient or modern Egypt; a national of the Arab Republic of Egypt. 2 the Hamitic language used in ancient Egypt until the 3rd c. AD. Egyptianize v.tr. (also -ise) Egyptianization n.

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.