Egypt
/ˈiːd͡ʒɪpt//ˈi.d͡ʒɪpt/
Egypt proper noun: a country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
Proper noun
Egypt
- A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
- Synonyms:
- Arab Republic of Egypt, Masr, Misr
- A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
- Synonyms:
- Ancient Egypt, Egyptian civilization
- A town in Craighead County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Effingham County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Jordan Township, Jasper County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
- An extinct town in Belmont County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
- A ghost town in Leon County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
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- An unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
- A former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia.
- A tiny hamlet in Leckhampstead parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4476).
- A suburban village in Farnham Royal parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref SU9685).
- A suburb of Nailsworth, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST8499).
- A hamlet in Wonston parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4640).
- A hamlet near Thornton, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0933).
- A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
Egypt meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Egypt in Hindi
- country in North Africa
- मिस्र misra, इजिप्ट ijipṭ, इजिप्त ijipt, मिस्त्र mistra, मिसर misar
Egypt in Tamil
- country in North Africa
- எகிப்து ekiptu
Egypt in Marathi
- country in North Africa
- इजिप्त ijipta
Egypt in Urdu
- country in North Africa
- مِصْر misr
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- Egypt in Bengali
- মিশর miśor, মিসর miśor
- Egypt in Telugu
- ఈజిప్టు ījipṭu, ఐగుప్తు aiguptu
- Egypt in Malayalam
- ഈജിപ്റ്റ് ījipṟṟ, മെസ്രേൻ mesrēṉ
- Egypt in Kannada
- ಈಜಿಪ್ಟ್ ījipṭ
- Egypt in Punjabi
- ਮਿਸਰ misar, مِصر miṣr
- Egypt in Gujarati
- મિસર misar, ઇજિપ્ત ijipt
- Egypt in Odia
- ମିଶର miśara, ଇଜିପ୍ଟ ijipṭa, ମିଶର୍ miśar, ମିଶ୍ର miśra
- Egypt in Sanskrit
- ईजिप्तदेश ījiptadeśa, मिसर misara
- Egypt in Sinhala
- ඊජිප්තුව ījiptuwa, මිසරය misaraya
- Egypt in Assamese
- মিছৰ misor
- Egypt in Nepali
- इजिप्ट ijipṭa
- Egypt in Pashto
- مصر mesr
- Egypt in Tagalog
- Ehipto
- Egypt in Arabic
- مِصْر miṣr, مصر maṣr, مَصُر maṣur, مَصْر
- Egypt in Malay
- Mesir
- Egypt in Indonesian
- Mesir
- Egypt in Persian
- مِصْر misr
- Egypt in Thai
- อียิปต์ ii-yìp, ไอยคุปต์ ai-yá-kúp
- Egypt in Vietnamese
- Ai Cập
- Egypt in Myanmar
- အီဂျစ် igyac
- Dhivehi
- މިޞްރު mişru
- Kashmiri
- مِسر misr
Synonyms of Egypt
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- Masr
- Misr
- Ancient Egypt
- Egyptian civilization
Forms of Egypt
| alternative form (obsolete) | Ægipt |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | Aegipt |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Ægypt |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Egipt |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Egipte |
Origin of Egypt
Inherited from Middle English Egipt, borrowed from Middle French Egypte, from Old French Egypte, a learned borrowing from Latin Aegyptus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, from ḥwt (“enclosure”) + kꜣ (“ka”) + ptḥ (“Ptah”), literally “house of the ka of Ptah”.
Words formed from Egypt
Phrases with Egypt
- Lower Egypt
- Little Egypt
- Ancient Egypt
- Bumfuck, Egypt
- Royal Dog of Egypt
- Royal Dogs of Egypt
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- denial ain't a river in Egypt
- denial isn't a river in Egypt
- denial is not a river in Egypt
- denial ain't just a river in Egypt
- denial isn't just a river in Egypt
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Questions about Egypt
- What does Egypt mean?
- Egypt means a country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
- What is Egypt in Hindi?
- Egypt in Hindi is मिस्र (misra), इजिप्ट (ijipṭ), इजिप्त (ijipt). See Egypt meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Egypt?
- Egypt is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Egypt?
- Egypt is pronounced /ˈiːd͡ʒɪpt/ (UK).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Egypt (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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