egypt

Noun egypt has 2 senses

• egypt(n = noun.location) arab republic of egypt, united arab republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC;
has parts: aswan high dam, high dam, sinai, sinai peninsula, lower egypt, upper egypt, alexandria, el iskandriyah, assouan, assuan, aswan, al qahira, cairo, capital of egypt, egyptian capital, el qahira, el alamein, el giza, giza, gizeh, memphis, el-aksur, luxor, thebes, sakkara, saqqara, saqqarah, suez, suez canal, arabian desert, eastern desert, libyan desert, lake nasser, nasser, nile, nile river
is a member of arab league, opec, organization of petroleum-exporting countries
is a kind of african country, african nation
is a part of middle east, mideast, near east, africa
Derived form adjective egyptian₁

• egypt(n = noun.location) egyptian empire - an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament;
is a kind of empire, imperium
Derived form adjective egyptian₁