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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr ?, fr ? (L.
Aegyptus) Egypt: cf F. ['e]gyptien. Cf {Gypsy}.]
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, n.
1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also the
Egyptian language.
2. A gypsy. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Egyptian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people
or their language [syn: {Egyptian}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Egypt [syn: {Egyptian}]
2: the ancient and now extinct language of Pharaonic Egypt;
written records date back to 3000 BC [syn: {Egyptian}]
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