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Old Kingdom

Old Kingdom proper noun: egypt from the start of the 3rd Dynasty to its disintegration into regional states at the end of the 6th Dynasty.

Proper noun

the Old Kingdom

  1. (historical) Egypt from the start of the 3rd Dynasty to its disintegration into regional states at the end of the 6th Dynasty.

Old Kingdom meaning in Marathi

Old Kingdom in Marathi

Egypt from the 3rd Dynasty through the 6th
जुने राज्य june rājya

Origin of Old Kingdom

Calque of German Altes Reich, eventually displacing Old Empire, an older calque of the same term. Coined in the 1840s as part of a periodization of Ancient Egyptian history into Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.

Questions about Old Kingdom

What does Old Kingdom mean?
Old Kingdom means egypt from the start of the 3rd Dynasty to its disintegration into regional states at the end of the 6th Dynasty.
What is Old Kingdom in Marathi?
Old Kingdom in Marathi is जुने राज्य (june rājya). See Old Kingdom meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Old Kingdom?
Old Kingdom is a proper noun.

Words near Old Kingdom in the dictionary

  1. Old Kannada
  2. Old Kent Road
  3. Old Khmer
  4. Old Kilpatrick
  5. Old Kinderhook
  6. Old Kingdom
  7. Old Korean
  8. old lace
  9. old ladies
  10. old lady
  11. Old Lady in Threadneedle Street

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