English noun: Egypt |
| 1. | Egypt (location) a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC |
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| Synonyms | Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic |
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| Instance hypernym | African country, African nation |
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| Part holonym | Al Qahira, Alexandria, Arabian Desert, Assouan, Assuan, Aswan, Aswan High Dam, Cairo, capital of Egypt, Eastern Desert, Egyptian capital, El Alamein, El Giza, El Iskandriyah, El Qahira, El-Aksur, Giza, Gizeh, High Dam, Lake Nasser, Libyan Desert, Lower Egypt, Luxor, Memphis, Nasser, Nile, Nile River, Sakkara, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Sinai, Sinai Peninsula, Suez, Suez Canal, Thebes, Upper Egypt |
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| Part meronym | Africa, Middle East, Mideast, Near East |
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| Member holonym | Egyptian |
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| Member meronym | Arab League, OPEC, Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries |
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| Domain region members | Al Alamayn, al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, al-Jihad, Battle of El Alamein, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, El Alamein, Islamic Group, Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest |
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| 2. | Egypt (location) an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament |
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| Synonyms | Egyptian Empire |
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| Instance hypernym | empire, imperium |
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