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Egyptians

Egyptians is the plural of Egyptian.

Meaning of Egyptian

Noun

Egyptian (plural Egyptians)

  1. A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.
  2. (dated) A gypsy.
    • The people then assembled in this barn were no other than a company of Egyptians, or, as they are vulgarly called, gypsies, and they were now celebrating the wedding of one of their society.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC

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Forms of Egyptians

alternative formÆgyptians

Phrases with Egyptians

Questions about Egyptians

What is Egyptians the plural of?
Egyptians is the plural of Egyptian.

Words near Egyptians in the dictionary

  1. Egyptianize
  2. Egyptianized
  3. Egyptianizes
  4. Egyptianizing
  5. Egyptianness
  6. Egyptians
  7. Egyptic
  8. Egypticity
  9. Egyptiot
  10. Egyptiots
  11. Egyptize

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