egyptian
n. countablen. a person from Egypt or the language spoken there in ancient times. You use this word to talk about the people, culture, or history of that country.
n. a native or inhabitant of Egypt, or a person of Egyptian descent. When used in a linguistic context, it refers to the extinct Afroasiatic language of ancient Egypt.
The Egyptian explained the history of the pyramids to the tourists.
Many modern Egyptians take great pride in the architectural achievements of their ancestors along the Nile.
While the Rosetta Stone provided the key to deciphering hieroglyphs, it also revealed the complex relationship between the Egyptian elite and their Greek-speaking rulers.
From Middle English Egipcien, egyptiane. Displaced Old English Egyptisċ. By surface analysis, Egypt + -ian.
Capitalised in all contexts as a proper noun.