Egypt

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Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian ḥwt Egyptian kꜣ Egyptian ptḥ Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥder. Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos)bor. Latin Aegyptuslbor. Old French Egypte Middle French Egyptebor. Middle English Egipt English Egypt Inherited from Middle English Egipt, borrowed from Middle French Egypte, from Old French Egypte, a learned borrowing from Latin Aegyptus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, from ḥwt (“enclosure”) + kꜣ (“ka”) + ptḥ (“Ptah”), literally “house of the ka of Ptah”.

1. A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
2. A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
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21. A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.