E-ġy̆p'tian1, a.
(e-jĭp'shan), a. [Fr. Egyptien, Lat. Ægyptius, Gr. Αἰγύπτιος, from Fr. Egypte, Lat. Ægyptus, Gr. Αἴγυπτος, Egypt.] (Geog.) Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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Egyptian
E-ġy̆p'tian2, n.
n. 1. (Geog.) A native or a naturalized inhabitant of Egypt.
Sense 2. A gipsy;—sometimes so called because supposed to have originated in Egypt.
Egyptian-bean (Bot.), the bean-like fruit of an aquatic plant (Nelumbium speciosum), somewhat resembling the water-lily.—Egyptian-thorn (Bot.), a plant; the Acacia vera.