English words starting with egy

Meanings of Egypt:

proper noun

A country in north-eastern africa, on the mediterranean sea; population 91,500,000 (estimated 2015); capital, cairo; official language, arabic.

Meanings of Egyptian:

adjective

Relating to egypt or its people.

Usage examples:

He sees a growing number of veiled women on cairo streets as a sign that egyptian society is turnin…

noun

A native of ancient or modern egypt, or a person of egyptian descent.

Usage examples:

What help was there for ancient egyptians when they were still alive?

Meanings of Egyptianize:

verb

Make egyptian in character.

Usage examples:

He accused them of seeking to egyptianize the country

Meanings of Egyptians:

noun

A native of ancient or modern egypt, or a person of egyptian descent.

Usage examples:

What help was there for ancient egyptians when they were still alive?

adjective

Relating to egypt or its people.

Usage examples:

He sees a growing number of veiled women on cairo streets as a sign that egyptian society is turnin…

Meanings of Egyptology:

noun

The study of the language, history, and culture of ancient egypt.

Usage examples:

He studied egyptology and archaeology at charles university, prague.