Meanings
- historicalEgyptologyEgypt after the Second Intermediate Period but before the Third Intermediate Period, from the time of the overthrow of the Hyksos under Ahmose I at the start of the 18th Dynasty to its de facto disintegration at the end of the 20th Dynasty.
Synonyms: New Empire
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounEgypt after the Second Intermediate Period but before the Third Intermediate Period, from the time of the overthrow of the Hyksos under Ahmose I at the start of the 18th Dynasty to its de facto disintegration at the end of the 20th Dynasty.
Origin
- GermanNeues Reich
- EnglishNew Kingdom
Calque of German Neues Reich, eventually displacing New 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.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish Det nye Rige
- Det nye RigeEgypt from the 18th Dynasty through the 20th
German Neues Reich
- Neues ReichEgypt from the 18th Dynasty through the 20th
Hungarian Újbirodalom
- ÚjbirodalomEgypt from the 18th Dynasty through the 20th
Polish Nowe Państwo
- Nowe PaństwoEgypt from the 18th Dynasty through the 20th
Cite this entry
New Kingdom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Kingdom
“New Kingdom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Kingdom. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Kingdom,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Kingdom.
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