How do you use the word "egyptian" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "egyptian" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "egyptian": Almost all the world condemns Hosni Mubarak because he made the Egyptian people poor. My cousin is from Egypt. He is Egyptian.

Egyptian Meaning

/ɪˈd͡ʒɪpʃn̩/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

noun/adjA person from Egypt; relating to Egypt, its people, or its culture.

adjOf, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.

Sentence Examples

Almost all the world condemns Hosni Mubarak because he made the Egyptian people poor.

My cousin is from Egypt. He is Egyptian.

Egyptian was both a language and a branch of Afroasiatic.

CEFR Practice Quiz

We admired the ancient ____ artifacts displayed in the museum.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Almost all the world condemns Hosni Mubarak because he made the ____ people poor.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English Egipcien, egyptiane. Displaced Old English Egyptisċ. By surface analysis, Egypt + -ian.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The people then assembled in this barn were no other than a company of Egyptians, or, as they are vulgarly called, gypsies, and they were now celebrating the wedding of one of their society." — 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:

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