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English

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Egyptian ḥwt
Egyptian kꜣ
Egyptian ptḥ
Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥder.
Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos)bor.
Latin Aegyptuslbor.
Old French Egypte
Middle French Egyptebor.
Middle English Egipt
English Egypt

    Inherited 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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    Egypt

    2. A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
    4. (historical) A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
    5. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A town in Craighead County, Arkansas.
      2. An unincorporated community in Effingham County, Georgia.
      3. An unincorporated community in Jordan Township, Jasper County, Indiana.
      4. An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
      5. An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
      6. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
      7. An extinct town in Belmont County, Ohio.
      8. A census-designated place in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
      9. A ghost town in Leon County, Texas.
      10. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
      11. An unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas.
      12. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
      13. A former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia.
    6. A number of places in England:
      1. A tiny hamlet in Leckhampstead parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4476).
      2. A suburban village in Farnham Royal parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref SU9685).
      3. A suburb of Nailsworth, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST8499). [1]
      4. A hamlet in Wonston parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4640). [2]
      5. A hamlet near Thornton, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0933).
    7. A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.

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    countries in Asia (appendix)edit
    countries in Africa (appendix)edit

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    1. ^ OS: Gloucestershire
    2. ^ OS: Hampshire

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    Czech

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    Egyptian ḥwt
    Egyptian kꜣ
    Egyptian ptḥ
    Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥder.
    Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos)bor.
    Latin Aegyptusbor.
    Old Czech Ejipt
    Czech Egypt

      Inherited from Old Czech Ejipt(us), Egypt(us), from Latin Aegyptus.

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      Egypt m inan (relational adjective egyptský, demonym Egypťan, female demonym Egypťanka)

      1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia)

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      Declension of Egypt (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
      singular
      nominative Egypt
      genitive Egypta
      dative Egyptu
      accusative Egypt
      vocative Egypte
      locative Egyptě, Egyptu
      instrumental Egyptem

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      Norwegian Bokmål

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      Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia no
      The flag of Egypt.
      Egypt in northeastern Africa and southwestern Asia.
      The Nile flowing through Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

      Etymology 1

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      Internationalism, based on the European name tradition represented by Latin Aegyptus (“Egypt”), itself from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”), ultimately from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (“house of the ka of Ptah”). The Egyptian name is formed from ḥwt (“enclosure, temple”), kꜣ (“ka”) and ptḥ (“Ptah”), referring to the temple of Ptah at Memphis.

      Parallel international adaptations include Danish Egypten, Swedish Egypten, German Ägypten, Dutch Egypte, English Egypt and French Égypte (“Egypt”).

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      • IPA(key): /¹eˈɡʏpt/, [eˈɡʏ̀pt]
      • Rhymes: -ʏpt
      • Hyphenation: E‧gypt

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      Egypt

      1. Egypt; a country in northeastern Africa, extending into West Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, with Cairo as its capital and largest city.
        Nilen har vært avgjørende for bosetning og jordbruk i Egypt i årtusener. ― The Nile has been crucial to settlement and agriculture in Egypt for millennia.
        • 2026 June 25, Dag Leraand, “Egypt”, in Store norske leksikon‎[1]:
          Egypt er en republikk nordøst i Afrika, delvis i Sørvest-Asia (Sinaihalvøya).
          Egypt is a republic in northeastern Africa, partly in Southwest Asia (the Sinai Peninsula).
      2. (historical) Egypt; the ancient Egyptian civilization centred on the lower Nile, especially the pharaonic civilization commonly called Ancient Egypt
        I oldtiden var Egypt et mektig rike langs Nilen. ― In antiquity, Egypt was a powerful kingdom along the Nile.
        • 2024 November 26, Anders Bettum and Henrik Torkveen, “Det gamle Egypt”, in Store norske leksikon‎[2]:
          Gjennom tre gullaldere – det gamle, det midtre og det nye riket – fremstår Egypt som sin samtids mest avanserte sivilisasjon.
          Through three golden ages—the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms—Egypt stands out as the most advanced civilization of its time.
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      • The official Norwegian long-form name is Den arabiske republikk Egypt or Den arabiske republikken Egypt (“the Arab Republic of Egypt”); both forms are listed by Språkrådet.
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      countries in Africa: land i Afrika (appendix)edit

      Etymology 2

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      Egypt, Pennsylvania, one of several places in the United States named Egypt.

      Borrowed from American English Egypt, for various place names in the United States. The individual American place names arose independently.

      The name of Egypt in Arkansas is traditionally explained as an allusion to the abundance of corn grown in the area, compared with the corn of biblical Egypt. Egypt in Georgia was named after Egypt in reference to the country's fertile soil. Egypt in Pennsylvania, originally called Egypta, was likewise named in reference to the fertile land of ancient Egypt, regarded as the “granary of the world”. Egypt in Wharton County, Texas, was originally called Mercer's Crossing and came to be called Egypt after supplying corn to surrounding settlements during a severe drought. Egypt in Auglaize County, Ohio, is instead reported to have been named after Aegypten (modern Ägypten), a locality in Lower Saxony, Germany, from which the mother of an early settler came.

      The origins of the names in Indiana, the two Mississippi communities, Belmont County in Ohio, Leon and Montgomery counties in Texas, and Jefferson and Summers counties in West Virginia are not securely documented in the sources checked.

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      • IPA(key): /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/, [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] (U.S. place names; English-influenced)
      • Rhymes: -iːdʒɪpt
      • Hyphenation: E‧gypt

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      Egypt

      1. Egypt; a town in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States.
      2. Egypt; an unincorporated community in Effingham County, Georgia, United States.
      3. Egypt; an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana, United States, in Jordan Township.
      4. Egypt; an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States.
      5. Egypt; an unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.
      6. Egypt; an unincorporated community in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States, in Jackson Township.
      7. Egypt; an extinct town in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
      8. Egypt; a census-designated place in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States, in Whitehall Township.
      9. Egypt; a ghost town in Leon County, Texas, United States.
      10. Egypt; a former town in Montgomery County, Texas, United States, formerly a sawmill community.
      11. Egypt; an unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas, United States.
      12. Egypt; an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States.
      13. Egypt; a former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia, United States.

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      Egypt Mill in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, in the locality known as Egypt.

      Borrowed from British English Egypt, for various place names in the United Kingdom. The individual British place names arose independently.

      The origin of the name in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, is uncertain. A local-history account records a suggestion that early Egyptian travellers, or possibly people historically identified as “gypsies”, settled beside the river and gave the area its name; the nearby Egypt Mill subsequently took its name from the area. This explanation is not securely established.

      The Glasgow name derives from Egypt Farm, also known locally as Little Egypt, at Dalness Street in Tollcross. The farm is traditionally said to have been named in connection with a member of the farming family who had served as a soldier in Egypt. The surrounding locality subsequently became known as Egypt.

      The origins of the names in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and West Yorkshire are not securely documented in the sources checked.

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      • IPA(key): /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/, [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] (British place names; English-influenced)
      • Rhymes: -iːdʒɪpt
      • Hyphenation: E‧gypt

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      Egypt

      1. Egypt; a hamlet in Leckhampstead parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England.
      2. Egypt; a hamlet in Farnham Royal parish, Buckinghamshire, England.
      3. Egypt; an urban locality in Nailsworth parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England.
      4. Egypt; a hamlet in Wonston parish, Winchester district, Hampshire, England.
      5. Egypt; a hamlet near Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
      6. (historical) Egypt; a neighborhood of Glasgow, Scotland, in the Tollcross area; the name is still shown on some maps.

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      Borrowed from Australian English Egypt, the name of a rural locality in Queensland, Australia. The origin of the Australian place name is uncertain; the name is attested in local use by at least 1912.

      The Lockyer Valley in Queensland; Egypt is a rural locality within the region.

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      • IPA(key): /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/, [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] (Australian place name; English-influenced)
      • Rhymes: -iːdʒɪpt
      • Hyphenation: E‧gypt

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      Egypt

      1. Egypt; a rural locality in Queensland, Australia, in the Lockyer Valley Region.

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      Borrowed from Canadian English Egypt, the name of a rural community in Ontario, Canada. The origin of the Canadian place name is uncertain.

      Lake Simcoe in Georgina, Ontario; Egypt is a rural community within the municipality.

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      • IPA(key): /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/, [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] (Canadian place name; English-influenced)
      • Rhymes: -iːdʒɪpt
      • Hyphenation: E‧gypt

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      Egypt

      1. Egypt; a dispersed rural community in Ontario, Canada, in Georgina, York Region.

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      The Sibun River in Belize; Egypt is a village in the surrounding area.

      Borrowed from English Egypt, the name of a village in Belize. The origin of the Belizean place name is uncertain.

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      • IPA(key): /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/, [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] (Belizean place name; English-influenced)
      • Rhymes: -iːdʒɪpt
      • Hyphenation: E‧gypt

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      Egypt

      1. Egypt; a village in Belize, in Belize District, near the Sibun River.

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      Brown's Town Market in Saint Ann Parish; one of the Jamaican localities named Egypt lies in the Brown's Town area.

      Borrowed from English Egypt, for two place names in Jamaica. The individual Jamaican place names arose independently, and their naming origins are uncertain.

      Egypt in Saint Ann Parish is historically recorded as one of the free villages established around Brown's Town after the abolition of slavery.

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      • IPA(key): /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/, [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] (Jamaican place names; English-influenced)
      • Rhymes: -iːdʒɪpt
      • Hyphenation: E‧gypt

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      Egypt

      1. Egypt; a locality in Jamaica, in Saint Mary Parish, in the Belfield area.
      2. Egypt; a locality in Jamaica, in Saint Ann Parish, in the Brown's Town area.

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      Bohlokong and Thorisong in Bethlehem, Free State; Egypt is a section of Bohlokong.

      Borrowed from South African English Egypt, for two place names in the Free State province of South Africa. The individual South African place names arose independently, and their naming origins are uncertain.

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      • IPA(key): /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/, [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] (South African place names; English-influenced)
      • Rhymes: -iːdʒɪpt
      • Hyphenation: E‧gypt

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      Egypt

      1. Egypt; a locality in the Free State, South Africa, a section of Bohlokong in Bethlehem.
      2. Egypt; a locality in the Free State, South Africa, in the Mantsopa Local Municipality, west of Tweespruit.

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      Norwegian Nynorsk

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      Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Egypt

      1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia)
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      • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɛɡɨpt/
      • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɛɡipt/

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      Egypt m inan

      1. alternative form of Ejipt

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      Declension of Egypt (sg-only hard o-stem)
      singular
      nominative Egypt
      genitive Egypta, Egyptu
      dative Egyptu
      accusative Egypt
      vocative Egypte
      locative Egyptě, Egyptu
      instrumental Egyptem
      This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

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      Slovak

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      Egyptian ḥwt
      Egyptian kꜣ
      Egyptian ptḥ
      Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥder.
      Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos)bor.
      Latin Aegyptusder.
      Slovak Egypt

        Derived from Latin Aegyptus.

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        Egypt m inan (relational adjective egyptský)

        1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia)

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        Declension of Egypt
        (pattern dub)
        singular
        nominativeEgypt
        genitiveEgypta
        dativeEgyptu
        accusativeEgypt
        locativeEgypte
        instrumentalEgyptom

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        • “Egypt”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
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