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White Crown

White Crown proper noun: a crown of Ancient Egypt symbolizing control over Upper Egypt.

white crown: a crown of Ancient Egypt symbolizing control over Upper Egypt
Image: W. M. Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Proper noun

the White Crown

  1. A crown of Ancient Egypt symbolizing control over Upper Egypt.
    • The figure of the king wearing the Red Crown is uncommon when standing alone; it seldom occurs except in connection with a companion figure wearing the White Crown.1917, M. A. Murray, “Statue of Nefer-Sma-Āa”, in Flinders Petrie, editor, Ancient Egypt and the East, page 147
    • Two examples are here quoted, addressed respectively to the White Crown of Upper, and to the Red Crown of Lower Egypt: Adoration of the White Crown […]1931, Eric Peet, A Comparative Study of the Literatures of Egypt, Palestine and Mesopotamia: Egypt’s Contribution to the Literature of the Ancient World, page 64

Forms of White Crown

alternative formwhite crown

Origin of White Crown

From white + crown.

Questions about White Crown

What does White Crown mean?
White Crown means a crown of Ancient Egypt symbolizing control over Upper Egypt.
What part of speech is White Crown?
White Crown is a proper noun.

Words near White Crown in the dictionary

  1. White Croatia
  2. white crop
  3. white crops
  4. white cross
  5. white crosses
  6. White Crown
  7. white currant
  8. white currants
  9. White Day
  10. White Deer
  11. white devil

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