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.

Derivatives:

Egyptianize v.tr. (also -ise) Egyptianization n.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.