How do you use Egyptian in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like african or afroasiatic, plus the exact meaning.
Egyptian meaning
Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.
Synonyms of Egyptian
Using Egyptian
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.
- Useful related words include: african country, african nation, african, afroasiatic.
- In the example corpus, egyptian often appears in combinations such as: the egyptian, of egyptian, an egyptian.
Context around Egyptian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 15 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Egyptian
- In this selection, "egyptian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, onwards, egypt, dormant, president, foreign and presidency stand out and add context to how "egyptian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include egyptian president abdel and 1970s onwards egyptian pop music. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "egyptian" sits close to words such as panels, dramatically and punch, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with egyptian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gardiner worked on Egyptian hieroglyphs and penned the influential work, Egyptian Grammar. (12 words)
He grew up in Pharoh’s palace, was well versed in Egyptian scholarship, and dressed like an Egyptian. (18 words)
The Egyptian Pavilion at the GIA Hub will feature a diverse array of Egyptian startups showcasing their innovations and technological advancements. (21 words)
More than 26,000 citation separate pieces of Egyptian art from the Paleolithic era through the Roman era constitute the Met's Egyptian collection, and almost all of them are on display in the museum's massive wing of 40 Egyptian galleries. (42 words)
Egyptian armed forces announced having discovered the tunnel a few hours after five Egyptian soldiers were killed and others were wounded Feb. 3 in a roadside bomb south of the town of Sheikh Zuweid, which borders the Gaza Strip. (39 words)
An Egyptian monitoring group, the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights, said on Sunday that at least 274 people had been arrested at the protests, and that some demonstrators had reported being beaten and tear-gassed. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
From the 1970s onwards, Egyptian pop music has become increasingly important in Egyptian culture, particularly among the large youth population of Egypt. Egyptian folk music is also popular, played during weddings and other festivities.
More than 26,000 citation separate pieces of Egyptian art from the Paleolithic era through the Roman era constitute the Met's Egyptian collection, and almost all of them are on display in the museum's massive wing of 40 Egyptian galleries.
An Egyptian caterer kills various women in Miami Beach to use their body parts to revive a dormant Egyptian goddess while a police detective tries to track him down.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry spoke by phone Monday with Iran’s chief diplomat, Hossein Amirabdollahian, on the war in Gaza, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan called on Hamas and Israel to immediately end violence and protect civilians, the Egyptian presidency said.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi denied claims late on Monday that Egyptian troops in Sudan were there to intervene on the transitional government’s behalf.
Gardiner worked on Egyptian hieroglyphs and penned the influential work, Egyptian Grammar.
Mohannad signed a six-month lease for a furnished apartment for 6 000 Egyptian pounds ($195) a month, the average monthly income for an Egyptian family, according to official figures.
One of the interviewees in the report, Egyptian-American rights defender Aya Hijazi, was arrested along with others in her team at Egyptian NGO Belady during the Rabaa massacre.
The colorful and bombastic former director of Egypt’s department of antiquities used his public persona as “godfather” of Egyptian antiquities to help bring along 500 young specialists to staff all-Egyptian excavation teams.
He grew up in Pharoh’s palace, was well versed in Egyptian scholarship, and dressed like an Egyptian.
Hela Tourism, reportedly linked to Egyptian intelligence, manages the movement of people and goods, charging exorbitant fees, allegedly shared with Egyptian officials as bribes.
His remarks came after an Egyptian delegation discussed with Israeli officials a “new vision” for a prolonged ceasefire in Gaza, according to an Egyptian official.
The Egyptian Pavilion at the GIA Hub will feature a diverse array of Egyptian startups showcasing their innovations and technological advancements.
The Egyptian Red Crescent document was given to a group of European lawmakers during a visit to the Egyptian city of Al Arish, where aid trucks are loaded, and the Rafah crossing, where they enter Gaza.
Their mission entailed guarding and monitoring the corridor from the Egyptian side, as the Egyptian-Gaza border is the only border that the does not directly control, unlike the rest of the borders of the strip.
US, Israeli and Egyptian officials are due to meet in Cairo on Sunday to discuss reopening the Rafah crossing, according to Egyptian media reports.
Egyptian armed forces announced having discovered the tunnel a few hours after five Egyptian soldiers were killed and others were wounded Feb. 3 in a roadside bomb south of the town of Sheikh Zuweid, which borders the Gaza Strip.
An Egyptian monitoring group, the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights, said on Sunday that at least 274 people had been arrested at the protests, and that some demonstrators had reported being beaten and tear-gassed.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi offered Sudan his country's support during a meeting in Cairo with a top aide of his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.
Common combinations with egyptian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the egyptian 77×
- of egyptian 21×
- an egyptian 21×
- egyptian president 15×
- ancient egyptian 9×
- in egyptian 7×
- and egyptian 7×
- to egyptian 6×
- with egyptian 6×
- egyptian officials 6×