Definition of Egyptian empire

1. Noun. An ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament.

Exact synonyms: Egypt
Generic synonyms: Empire, Imperium
Derivative terms: Egyptian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Egyptian Empire

Egeria
Egeria densa
Egger's line
Eggleston method
Egipte
Eglis' glands
Egretta
Egretta albus
Egretta caerulea
Egretta garzetta
Egretta thula
Egypt
Egyptian
Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian Empire
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Egyptian Mau
Egyptian Maus
Egyptian bean
Egyptian capital
Egyptian cat
Egyptian cobra
Egyptian corn
Egyptian cotton
Egyptian darkness
Egyptian deity
Egyptian fraction
Egyptian fractions

Literary usage of Egyptian empire

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Greatness and Decline of Rome by Guglielmo Ferrero, Henry John Chaytor, Sir Alfred Eckhard Zimmern (1909)
"The reconstruct tlon of the egyptian empire. CHAPTER IV THE NEW egyptian empire The reconstitution of the egyptian empire—Antony at Alexandria—Public ..."

2. Ancient Times, a History of the Early World: An Introduction to the Study of by James Henry Breasted (1916)
"They show us how these kings were gradually shaking off the rule of the Pharaoh, so that the egyptian empire in Asia was rapidly falling ..."

3. The Greatness and Decline of Rome by Guglielmo Ferrero (1908)
"CHAPTER IV THE NEW egyptian empire The reconstitution of the egyptian empire—Antony at Alexandria—Public feeling in Italy and its progressive changes—The ..."

4. Africa by Augustus Henry Keane (1907)
"... population—Distribution of population in the Nile Valley—Historic Survey ; the Ancient egyptian empire— The Middle Empire—The New Empire—Egypt under the ..."

5. The Ancient World from the Earliest Times to 800 A.D. by Willis Mason West (1913)
"... another civilization, equal to their own, but different. For nearly four thousand years, v^ IS. EDI GREATEST EXTENT or TH» egyptian empire About 1450 BC ..."

6. Ancient History by Hutton Webster (1913)
"The egyptian empire (about 1600-1100 BC) The overthrow of the Hyksos marked a new era in the history of Egypt. From a home-loving and peaceful people, ..."

7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... the maritime territories of Egypt in the eastern Mediterranean were greatly enlarged. For a moment the old egyptian empire was again revived VIL — Q4 ..."

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