Dictionary![]() ![]() E•gyptPronunciation: (ē'jipt), [key] —n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 39,600,000; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958–71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta (Lower Egypt) and the area from Cairo S to the Sudan (Upper Egypt). Egypt.Egyptian (def. 4). Also,Egypt Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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