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Late Period

Late Period proper noun: the period of Egyptian history from the end of the Third Intermediate Period to the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great (the 26th through 31st dynasties), characterized by alternating periods of native and Persian rule.

Proper noun

the Late Period

  1. (historical) The period of Egyptian history from the end of the Third Intermediate Period to the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great (the 26th through 31st dynasties), characterized by alternating periods of native and Persian rule.

Questions about Late Period

What does Late Period mean?
Late Period means the period of Egyptian history from the end of the Third Intermediate Period to the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great (the 26th through 31st dynasties), characterized by alternating periods of native and Persian rule.
What part of speech is Late Period?
Late Period is a proper noun.

Words near Late Period in the dictionary

  1. late night
  2. late nights
  3. late on
  4. late pass
  5. late passes
  6. Late Period
  7. late position
  8. late riser
  9. late risers
  10. late stage capitalism
  11. late tackle

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