Egypt

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Etymology

From Middle French Egypte, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aiguptos), from Mycenaean Greek *Aiguptos (nb. 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (ai-ku-pi-ti-jo) *Aiguptiyós 'Egyptian') (perhaps via Minoan) < Middle Egyptian *Ḥaʔat-Kuʔ-Patāḥa (ḥȝ.t kȝ ptḥ), literally 'The Temple of the Soul of Ptah', initially referring to the prominent temple in the city of Memphis once capital in the Middle Kingdom.

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Proper noun

Egypt

  1. A country in North Africa. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt.

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Czech

Proper noun

Egypt m.

  1. Egypt

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Egypt

  1. Egypt

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Slovak

Proper noun

Egypt
Egypt stem
Egypta or Egyptu gen sg
declension pattern dub
  1. Egypt

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