Egypt
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Egypt
- /ˈiːd͡ʒɪpt/ UK
- /ˈi.d͡ʒɪpt/ US
Where it comes from
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”.
proper noun Ægipt · Aegipt · Ægypt · Egipt · Egipte
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A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
Similar: Arab Republic of Egypt, Masr, Misr
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A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
Similar: Ancient Egypt, Egyptian civilization
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Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: egyptian empire, tunisia, ethiopia, cairo, alexandria, mena, misr, thebes, spain, arab, ecuador, denmark, egyptian, masri, senegal, sharm
Translations
Every language
name country in North Africa
| Español | Egipto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이집트 Ijipteu, 애굽 Aegup |
| 日本語 | エジプト Ejiputo, 埃及 Ejiputo |
| 中文 | 埃及 Āijí |
| हिन्दी | मिस्र misra, इजिप्ट ijipṭ, इजिप्त ijipt, मिस्त्र mistra, मिसर misar |
| Kiswahili | Misri |
| Português | Egipto, Egito |
| Français | Égypte |
| Deutsch | Ägypten, Altes Ägypten, Altägypten |
| Italiano | Egitto |
| Ελληνικά | Αίγυπτος Aígyptos |
| Română | Egipt |
| Русский | Еги́пет Jegípet |
| Tiếng Việt | Ai Cập |
| العربية | مِصْر miṣr |
| עברית | מִצְרַיִם mitsráyim |
Talk about this word "Egypt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/egypt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Egypt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/egypt "Egypt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/egypt.Cite this
@misc{egypt_2026,
title = {Egypt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/egypt},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
