Egyptianization
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Egyptianization — (Amer.) n. making Egyptian; adopting Egyptian manners and culture; becoming Egyptian; causing to adopt Egyptian characteristic and culture (also Egyptianisation) … English contemporary dictionary
egyptianization — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷shənə̇ˈzāshən, ˌnīˈz noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized : the act or process of Egyptianizing or the state of being Egyptianized decreed the Egyptianization of British and French banks Newsweek … Useful english dictionary
egyptianization — egyp·tian·i·za·tion … English syllables
Egyptianize — Egyptianization, n. /i jip sheuh nuyz /, v., Egyptianized, Egyptianizing. v.t. 1. to make Egyptian; assign Egyptian origin or characteristics to. v.i. 2. to become Egyptian; adopt Egyptian manners or characteristics. Also, esp. Brit., Egyptianise … Universalium
nubia — /nooh bee euh, nyooh /, n. a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women. [1855 60; < L nub(es) a cloud + IA] * * * Ancient region of the Nile River valley, northeastern Africa. Its borders originally extended north to include Aswān and, before… … Universalium
Nubia — /nooh bee euh, nyooh /, n. 1. a region in S Egypt and the Sudan, N of Khartoum, extending from the Nile to the Red Sea. 2. Kingdom of, an ancient state in Nubia, 2000 B.C. A.D. 1400. 3. Lake. See Nasser, Lake. * * * Ancient region of the Nile… … Universalium
Egyptians — This article is about the contemporary North African ethnic group. For other uses, see Egyptians (disambiguation). Egyptians مَصريين Masˤreyyīn ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ han.Remenkīmi … Wikipedia
Egyptian Arabic — Masri redirects here. For other uses, see Masri (disambiguation). Egyptian Arabic اللغة المصرية العامية Pronunciation [elˈloɣæ l.mɑsˤˈɾejjɑ l.ʕæmˈmejjæ] Spoken in Egypt … Wikipedia
Egyptian diaspora — Egyptians immigrated from Egypt for many centuries , mainly to Sudan, Ethiopia, Palestine, Lebanon and Syria, this happened under different circumstances but mainly to escape prosecution and/ or high taxes.A sizable Egyptian diaspora did not… … Wikipedia
Alexandria — /al ig zan dree euh, zahn /, n. 1. Arabic, Al Iskandarîyah. a seaport in N Egypt, in the Nile delta: founded in 332 B.C. by Alexander the Great; ancient center of learning. 2,201,000. 2. a city in NE Virginia, S of the District of Columbia.… … Universalium
