| aegyptopithecus | (n) extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt |
| egypt | (n) a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC, Syn. Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic |
| egyptian | (n) a native or inhabitant of Egypt |
| egyptian | (n) the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC |
| egyptian | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language |
| egyptian cat | (n) a domestic cat of Egypt |
| egyptian cotton | (n) fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton |
| egyptian deity | (n) a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians |
| egyptian empire | (n) an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament, Syn. Egypt |
| egyptian grass | (n) a creeping grass with spikes like fingers, Syn. Dactyloctenium aegypticum, crowfoot grass |
| egyptian henbane | (n) poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine, Syn. Hyoscyamus muticus |
| egyptian monetary unit | (n) monetary unit in Egypt |
| egyptian pound | (n) the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters, Syn. pound |
| egyptian vulture | (n) small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia, Syn. Pharaoh's chicken, Neophron percnopterus |
| egyptologist | (n) an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology |
| egyptology | (n) archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts |
| genus aegyptopithecus | (n) a genus of Hominoidea |
| lower egypt | (n) one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile delta |
| upper egypt | (n) one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan |
| al-jihad | (n) an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells, Syn. Vanguards of Conquest, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad |
| asp | (n) cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death, Syn. Naja haje, Egyptian cobra |
| cairo | (n) the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs, Syn. capital of Egypt, El Qahira, Egyptian capital, Al Qahira |
| chickpea | (n) Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds, Syn. Egyptian pea, Cicer arietinum, chickpea plant |
| crocodile bird | (n) African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles, Syn. Pluvianus aegyptius |
| durra | (n) sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa, Syn. Indian millet, dourah, Guinea corn, doura, Egyptian corn |
| hyacinth bean | (n) perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos, Syn. Egyptian bean, bonavist, Indian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab |
| lotus | (n) white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians, Syn. white lotus, Nymphaea lotus, Egyptian water lily, white lily |
| papyrus | (n) tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times, Syn. Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper plant, paper rush, Cyperus papyrus |
| pharaoh | (n) the title of the ancient Egyptian kings, Syn. Pharaoh of Egypt |
| pyramid | (n) a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt, Syn. Great Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt |
| tree onion | (n) type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers, Syn. Egyptian onion, Allium cepa viviparum, top onion |
| white lupine | (n) white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control, Syn. Egyptian lupine, field lupine, Lupinus albus, wolf bean |
| yellow-fever mosquito | (n) mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue, Syn. Aedes aegypti |
| Aegyptopithecus | n. 1. an extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; -- fossils were found in Egypt. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Egypt | n. a country at the northeastern corner of Africa. At one time it was joined with Syria to form the United Arab Republic.
Syn. -- United Arab Republic. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Egyptian | a. [ L. Aegyptius, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; (L. Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. égyptien. Cf. Gypsy. ] Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Egyptian | n. 1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A gypsy. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Egyptize | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Egyptized p. pr. & vb. n. Egyptizing ] To give an Egyptian character or appearance to. Fairbairn. |
| Egyptological | a. Of, pertaining to, or devoted to, Egyptology. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Egyptologist | { } n. One skilled in the antiquities of Egypt; a student of Egyptology. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Egyptologer |
| Egyptology | n. [ Egypt + -logy. ] The science or study of Egyptian antiquities, esp. the hieroglyphics. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 埃及 | [Āi jí, ㄞ ㄐㄧˊ, 埃 及] Egypt #5,869 [Add to Longdo] |
| 开罗 | [Kāi luó, ㄎㄞ ㄌㄨㄛˊ, 开 罗 / 開 羅] Cairo (capital of Egypt) #18,805 [Add to Longdo] |
| 贝斯 | [bèi sī, ㄅㄟˋ ㄙ, 贝 斯 / 貝 斯] bass (loan); bass guitar; Bes or Bisu, Egyptian protector god of households #39,878 [Add to Longdo] |
| 孟菲斯 | [mèng fēi sī, ㄇㄥˋ ㄈㄟ ㄙ, 孟 菲 斯] Memphis (Egypt, or Tennessee) #48,516 [Add to Longdo] |
| 纳赛尔 | [Nà sài ěr, ㄋㄚˋ ㄙㄞˋ ㄦˇ, 纳 赛 尔 / 納 賽 爾] Nasr or Nasser (Arab name); Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970), Egyptian President #58,506 [Add to Longdo] |
| 阿蒙 | [ā méng, ㄚ ㄇㄥˊ, 阿 蒙] Amun, deity in Egyptian mythology, also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imen #75,112 [Add to Longdo] |
| 法鲁克 | [Fǎ lǔ kè, ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄨˇ ㄎㄜˋ, 法 鲁 克 / 法 魯 克] Farouk of Egypt #89,959 [Add to Longdo] |
| 门户开放 | [mén hù kāi fàng, ㄇㄣˊ ㄏㄨˋ ㄎㄞ ㄈㄤˋ, 门 户 开 放 / 門 戶 開 放] open door policy; Egyptian President Sadat's infitah policy towards investment and relations with Israel #95,084 [Add to Longdo] |
| 纳吉布 | [Nà jí bù, ㄋㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ, 纳 吉 布 / 納 吉 布] Muhammad Naguib (first president of the Republic of Egypt) #109,469 [Add to Longdo] |
| 阿斯旺 | [Ā sī wàng, ㄚ ㄙ ㄨㄤˋ, 阿 斯 旺] Aswan (town in south Egypt) #109,504 [Add to Longdo] |
| 托勒密 | [Tuō lè mì, ㄊㄨㄛ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄧˋ, 托 勒 密] Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in 305 BC; Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of the Almagest 天文學大成|天文学大成 #120,850 [Add to Longdo] |
| 托特 | [Tuō tè, ㄊㄨㄛ ㄊㄜˋ, 托 特] Thoth (ancient Egyptian deity) #180,850 [Add to Longdo] |
| 法耶德 | [Fǎ yē dé, ㄈㄚˇ ㄧㄝ ㄉㄜˊ, 法 耶 德] Fayed (name); Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (1933-), controversial Egyptian-born businessman and philanthropist, owner of Harrods (London) and Fulham football club #212,921 [Add to Longdo] |
| 阿莱曼 | [Ā lái màn, ㄚ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄢˋ, 阿 莱 曼 / 阿 萊 曼] El Alamein, town in Egypt #214,076 [Add to Longdo] |
| 埃叙 | [Āi Xù, ㄞ ㄒㄩˋ, 埃 叙 / 埃 敘] Egypt-Syria #866,744 [Add to Longdo] |
| 以埃 | [Yǐ Āi, ㄧˇ ㄞ, 以 埃] Israel-Egypt [Add to Longdo] |
| 克娄巴特拉 | [Kè lóu bā tè lā, ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄡˊ ㄅㄚ ㄊㄜˋ ㄌㄚ, 克 娄 巴 特 拉 / 克 婁 巴 特 拉] Cleopatra (name); Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (69-30BC), the last Egyptian pharoah [Add to Longdo] |
| 大卫营和约 | [Dà wèi yíng hé yuē, ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄝ, 大 卫 营 和 约 / 大 衛 營 和 約] the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt [Add to Longdo] |
| 底比斯 | [Dǐ bǐ sī, ㄉㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄙ, 底 比 斯] Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt; Thebes, ancient Greek city state [Add to Longdo] |
| 托勒密王 | [Tuō lè mì Wáng, ㄊㄨㄛ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄧˋ ㄨㄤˊ, 托 勒 密 王] Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in 305 BC [Add to Longdo] |
| 阿斯旺高坝 | [Ā sī wàng gāo bà, ㄚ ㄙ ㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄚˋ, 阿 斯 旺 高 坝 / 阿 斯 旺 高 壩] the Aswan dam in south Egypt [Add to Longdo] |
| 鹫科 | [jiù kē, ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄜ, 鹫 科 / 鷲 科] Aegyptiidae (the vulture family) [Add to Longdo] |
| アスプ | [asupu] (n) (See エジプトコブラ) Egyptian cobra; asp (Naja haje) [Add to Longdo] |
| アマルナ時代 | [アマルナじだい, amaruna jidai] (n) Amarna period (of Egyptian history) [Add to Longdo] |
| アマルナ文書 | [アマルナぶんしょ, amaruna bunsho] (n) Amarna letters (archive of Egyptian correspondence, recorded on clay tablets) [Add to Longdo] |
| エジプトコブラ | [ejiputokobura] (n) Egyptian cobra (from Egypt cobra); asp (Naja haje) [Add to Longdo] |
| エジプトトルコ戦争 | [エジプトトルコせんそう, ejiputotoruko sensou] (n) Turko-Egyptian Wars (1831-1833; 1839-1840) [Add to Longdo] |
| エジプト学 | [エジプトがく, ejiputo gaku] (n) Egyptology [Add to Longdo] |
| エジプト語 | [エジプトご, ejiputo go] (n) Egyptian (language) [Add to Longdo] |
| エジプト人 | [エジプトじん, ejiputo jin] (n) Egyptian (person) [Add to Longdo] |
| エジプト文字 | [エジプトもじ, ejiputo moji] (n) Egyptian script (i.e. hieroglyphs, hieratic, and demotic) [Add to Longdo] |
| エジプト文明 | [エジプトぶんめい, ejiputo bunmei] (n) Egyptian civilization [Add to Longdo] |
| カノポス壺;カノプス壺;カノープス壺 | [カノポスつぼ(カノポス壺);カノプスつぼ(カノプス壺);カノープスつぼ(カノープス壺), kanoposu tsubo ( kanoposu tsubo ); kanopusu tsubo ( kanopusu tsubo ); kano-pusu tsu] (n) Canopic jar; Canopic vase (used to store the internal organs of an Egyptian mummy) [Add to Longdo] |
| スカラブ | [sukarabu] (n) (See スカラベ) scarab (Egyptian gemstone) [Add to Longdo] |
| スカラベ | [sukarabe] (n) (1) scarab (Egyptian gemstone) (fre [Add to Longdo] |
| デモティック | [demoteikku] (n, adj-no) (See ヒエラティック) demotic (Egyptian script) [Add to Longdo] |
| ナイルティラピア | [nairuteirapia] (n) Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus niloticus) (larger member of the family Cichlidae, important to aquaculture since ancient Egypt) [Add to Longdo] |
| ヒエラティック | [hierateikku] (n, adj-no) (See デモティック) hieratic (Egyptian script) [Add to Longdo] |
| ワフド党 | [ワフドとう, wafudo tou] (n) Wafd Party (Egypt) [Add to Longdo] |
| 古代エジプト | [こだいエジプト, kodai ejiputo] (n) ancient Egypt [Add to Longdo] |
| 荒地鼠 | [あれちねずみ;アレチネズミ, arechinezumi ; arechinezumi] (n) (uk) lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus) [Add to Longdo] |
| 死者の書 | [ししゃのしょ, shishanosho] (n) Book of the Dead (ancient Egypt) [Add to Longdo] |
| 世界四大文明 | [せかいよんだいぶんめい, sekaiyondaibunmei] (n) the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900) [Add to Longdo] |
| 埃及 | [えじぷと;エジプト(P);エジブト, ejiputo ; ejiputo (P); ejibuto] (n, adj-no) (uk) Egypt; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
