(n) an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament, Syn. Egypt

egyptian grass

(n) a creeping grass with spikes like fingers, Syn. Dactyloctenium aegypticum, crowfoot grass

egyptian henbane

(n) poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine, Syn. Hyoscyamus muticus

egyptian monetary unit

(n) monetary unit in Egypt

egyptian pound

(n) the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters, Syn. pound

egyptian vulture

(n) small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia, Syn. Pharaoh's chicken, Neophron percnopterus

al-jihad

(n) an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells, Syn. Vanguards of Conquest, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad, Example:the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981

asp

(n) cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death, Syn. Naja haje, Egyptian cobra

cairo

(n) the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs, Syn. capital of Egypt, El Qahira, Egyptian capital, Al Qahira

chickpea

(n) Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds, Syn. Egyptian pea, Cicer arietinum, chickpea plant

durra

(n) sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa, Syn. Indian millet, dourah, Guinea corn, doura, Egyptian corn

hyacinth bean

(n) perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos, Syn. Egyptian bean, bonavist, Indian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab

lotus

(n) white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians, Syn. white lotus, Nymphaea lotus, Egyptian water lily, white lily

papyrus

(n) tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times, Syn. Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper plant, paper rush, Cyperus papyrus

tree onion

(n) type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers, Syn. Egyptian onion, Allium cepa viviparum, top onion

white lupine

(n) white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control, Syn. Egyptian lupine, field lupine, Lupinus albus, wolf bean

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Egyptian

a. [ L. Aegyptius, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; (L. Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. égyptien. Cf. Gypsy. ] Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa. [ 1913 Webster ]

Egyptian bean. (Bot.) (a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant (Nelumbium speciosum), somewhat resembling the water lily. (b) See under Bean, 1. --
Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross. --
Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree (Acacia vera). It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Egyptian

n. 1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A gypsy. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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贝斯

[贝斯 / 貝斯, bèi sī] bass (loan); bass guitar; Bes or Bisu, Egyptian protector god of households #39878

纳赛尔

[纳赛尔 / 納賽爾, Nà sài ěr] Nasr or Nasser (Arab name); Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970), Egyptian President #58506

阿蒙

[阿蒙, ā méng] Amun, deity in Egyptian mythology, also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imen #75112

门户开放

[门户开放 / 門戶開放, mén hù kāi fàng] open door policy; Egyptian President Sadat's infitah policy towards investment and relations with Israel #95084

托特

[托特, Tuō tè] Thoth (ancient Egyptian deity) #180850

法耶德

[法耶德, Fǎ yē dé] Fayed (name); Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (1933-), controversial Egyptian-born businessman and philanthropist, owner of Harrods (London) and Fulham football club #212921

克娄巴特拉

[克娄巴特拉 / 克婁巴特拉, Kè lóu bā tè lā] Cleopatra (name); Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (69-30BC), the last Egyptian pharoah

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アスプ

[asupu] (n) (See エジプトコブラ) Egyptian cobra; asp (Naja haje)

アマルナ時代

[アマルナじだい, amaruna jidai] (n) Amarna period (of Egyptian history)

アマルナ文書

[アマルナぶんしょ, amaruna bunsho] (n) Amarna letters (archive of Egyptian correspondence, recorded on clay tablets)

エジプトコブラ

[ejiputokobura] (n) Egyptian cobra (from Egypt cobra); asp (Naja haje)

エジプトトルコ戦争

[エジプトトルコせんそう, ejiputotoruko sensou] (n) Turko-Egyptian Wars (1831-1833; 1839-1840)

エジプト語

[エジプトご, ejiputo go] (n) Egyptian (language)

エジプト人

[エジプトじん, ejiputo jin] (n) Egyptian (person)

エジプト文字

[エジプトもじ, ejiputo moji] (n) Egyptian script (i.e. hieroglyphs, hieratic, and demotic)

エジプト文明

[エジプトぶんめい, ejiputo bunmei] (n) Egyptian civilization

カノポス壺;カノプス壺;カノープス壺

[カノポスつぼ(カノポス壺);カノプスつぼ(カノプス壺);カノープスつぼ(カノープス壺), kanoposu tsubo ( kanoposu tsubo ); kanopusu tsubo ( kanopusu tsubo ); kano-pusu tsu] (n) Canopic jar; Canopic vase (used to store the internal organs of an Egyptian mummy)

スカラブ

[sukarabu] (n) (See スカラベ) scarab (Egyptian gemstone)

スカラベ

[sukarabe] (n) (1) scarab (Egyptian gemstone) (fre

デモティック

[demoteikku] (n, adj-no) (See ヒエラティック) demotic (Egyptian script)

ヒエラティック

[hierateikku] (n, adj-no) (See デモティック) hieratic (Egyptian script)

荒地鼠

[あれちねずみ;アレチネズミ, arechinezumi ; arechinezumi] (n) (uk) lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus)

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