Egypt
A country in North Africa and West AsiaA country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
» Egypt gets less rain than Japan.
In Ägypten regnet es weniger als in Japan.
В Египте меньше дождей, чем в Японии.
В Египте идёт меньше дождей, чем в Японии.
Meaning
21 sensesA country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
Ägypten, Altes Ägypten, Altägypten
Еги́петJegípet
Єги́петJehýpet, Єґи́петJegýpet
(historical)A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Craighead County, Arkansas.
An unincorporated community in Effingham County, Georgia.
An unincorporated community in Jordan Township, Jasper County, Indiana.
An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
An extinct town in Belmont County, Ohio.
A census-designated place in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
A ghost town in Leon County, Texas.
An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
Examples
622 sentencesEgypt gets less rain than Japan.
ruВ Египте меньше дождей, чем в Японии. — LanguagesLover
deIn Ägypten regnet es weniger als in Japan. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Cats were sacred animals in ancient Egypt.
Кішки у Стародавньому Єгипті були священними тваринами. — triantafillou
ruКошки в Древнем Египте были священными животными. — Shady_arc
deKatzen waren heilige Tiere im alten Ägypten. — MUIRIEL
I wish to visit Egypt someday.
Я би хотів колись побувати в Єгипті. — ChickenKiev
ruЯ хочу когда-нибудь побывать в Египте. — odexed
deIch möchte irgendwann einmal Ägypten besuchen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I am from Egypt.
Я з Єгипту. — deniko
ruЯ из Египта. — XAOPT
deIch komme aus Ägypten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They have less rain in Egypt than in Japan.
deIn Ägypten regnet es weniger als in Japan. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English Egipt, borrowed from Middle French Egypte, from Old French EInherited from Middle English Egipt, borrowed from Middle French Egypte, from Old French Egypte, a learned borrowing from Latin Aegyptus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, from ḥwt (“enclosure”) + kꜣ (“ka”) + ptḥ (“Ptah”), literally “house of the ka of Ptah”.
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