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

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Egyptize

present participle of Egyptize

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

simple past tense and past participle of Egyptize

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

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

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

(informal) Southern Illinois.