Egyptian

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: E=gyp=tian

CIDE DICTIONARY

Egyptian, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. , fr. (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.

Egyptian, n. 

•  A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language.  [1913 Webster]
•  A gypsy.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Egyptian, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of or relating to Egypt in NE Africa.
2 of or for Egyptian antiquities (e.g. in a museum) (Egyptian room).
--n.
1 a native of ancient or modern Egypt; a national of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
2 the Hamitic language used in ancient Egypt until the 3rd c. AD.

Derivative

Egyptianize v.tr. (also -ise) Egyptianization n.