Egypt

E-gypt · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A country in northeastern Africa, known for its ancient civilization and the pyramids.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    ancient Egypt — the civilization that flourished along the Nile from around 3100 BCE
  • •
    modern Egypt — the Arab Republic of Egypt today

Related words

See also: Egyptian, Egyptians, pyramid

Etymology

From Latin Aegyptus, from Greek Aigyptos, possibly from Egyptian hwt-ka-ptah ("house of the soul of Ptah"), a name for Memphis.