A country in North Africa. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. / (historical) A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.

Alternative form of Egyptian

present participle of Egyptize

simple past tense and past participle of Egyptize

(transitive) To give an Egyptian character or appearance to.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Egyptize

A civilization that existed in the valley of the Nile River from ca. 3150 BCE to 30 BCE. Noted for building the Great Pyramids of Giza.

(vulgar, idiomatic, US, originally military slang) The middle of nowhere.

(Egyptology) The half of Ancient Egypt north of Memphis, the Nile Delta, so named because the Nile flows South to North.

(Egyptology) The part of Ancient Egypt south of Memphis, so named because the Nile flows south to north.