Egypt vs Arab - What's the difference?
egypt | arab |
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.
Of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.
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, title= A Semitic person, whose antecedents were from Arabia
An inhabitant of Arabia
A member of an Arabic-speaking community
A particular breed of horse.
As a proper noun egypt
is a country in north africa official name: arab republic of egypt.As an adjective arab is
(l), arabic.As a noun arab is
(l).egypt
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Proper noun
(en proper noun)Synonyms
* (modern country) Arab Republic of Egypt * (civilization) Ancient Egypt, Egyptian civilizationDerived terms
* Egyptian * gypsySee also
* United Arab Republic * *External links
* (wikipedia "Egypt") ----arab
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Usage notes
The second pronunciation (with a long "a" sound) is derogatory and used only in the sense of a person.Adjective
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