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Egyptian

Egypt·ian

Today it means: Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language. Full definition →

Middle English Egipcien

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Middle English · inherited fromEgipcien
English todayEgyptian

From Middle English Egipcien, egyptiane. Displaced Old English Egyptisċ. By surface analysis, Egypt + -ian.

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