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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Egipto (Egypt), borrowed from Latin Aegyptus (Egypt), from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, Egypt).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: E‧gi‧to

Proper noun

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Egito m

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
  2. Egypt, Ancient Egypt (an ancient civilisation in the Nile Valley)
    Synonyms: Egito Antigo, Antigo Egito
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