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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Egyptian
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its
           people or their language
    n 1: a native or inhabitant of Egypt
    2: the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the
       Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, n.
   1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the
      Egyptian language.
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   2. A gypsy. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.
   Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf. Gypsy.]
   Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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   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.
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