Egypt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈiː.d͡ʒɪpt/
ipa: /ˈi.d͡ʒɪpt/
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈidʒɪpʈ/
note: Indic
ipa: /ɪˈdʒɪpʈ/
Forms: form: Ægypt
form: Ægipt
form: Aegipt
form: Egipt
form: Egipte
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).
Senses: glosses: A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
glosses: A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Craighead County, Arkansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Effingham County, Georgia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Jordan Township, Jasper County, Indiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An extinct town in Belmont County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Leon County, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in England:
A tiny hamlet in Leckhampstead parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4476).
glosses: A number of places in England:
A suburban village in Farnham Royal parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref SU9685).
glosses: A number of places in England:
A suburb of Nailsworth, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST8499).
glosses: A number of places in England:
A hamlet in Wonston parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4640).
glosses: A number of places in England:
A hamlet near Thornton, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0933).
glosses: A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
Synonyms: topics: country
region
location
word: Synonyms: Arab Republic of Egypt
word: Masr
word: Misr
sense: civilization
word: Ancient Egypt
sense: civilization
word: Egyptian civilization
Derived terms: Egyptian
gypsy
Upper Egypt
Related terms: United Arab Republic