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- Egyptian [ɪ'ʤɪpʃən]
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1.
adj
of, relating to, or characteristic of Egypt, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Arabic
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2.
adj
of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Egyptians, their language, or culture
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3.
adj
(of type) having square slab serifs
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4.
adj
[archaic]
of or relating to the Gypsies
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5.
n
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
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6.
n
a member of an indigenous non-Semitic people who established an advanced civilization in Egypt that flourished from the late fourth millennium
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7.
n
the extinct language of the ancient Egyptians, belonging to the Afro-Asiatic family of languages. It is recorded in hieroglyphic inscriptions, the earliest of which date from before 3000
bc. It was extinct by the fourth centurya.d - See also Coptic -
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n
a large size of drawing paper
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9.
n
an archaic name for a Gypsy
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1.
adj
of, relating to, or characteristic of Egypt, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Arabic
Examples
- We spent all day visiting the wonders that are the ancient Egyptian pyramids.
- 我们花了一整天参观了这些古埃及金字塔的奇观。 → wonder
- The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra is supposed to have used henna to color her hair.
- 据说埃及王后克利奥帕特拉用指甲花染过头发。
- an Egyptian dynasty → dynasty
- 在古埃及文明的极盛时期
- at the height of ancient Egyptian civilization → 极盛
- 《埃及艳后》的丙部已经全面上映。
- Egyptian Beautiful Queen is now widely screened.
- 尼罗河流域是古埃及文明的摇篮。
- The River Nile was the cradle of ancient Egyptian civilization. → 摇篮
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