Égypte

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See also: Egypte and Êgypte

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French Egypte, from Old French Egypte, borrowed from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ʒipt/
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Proper noun

Égypte f

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Usage notes

  • In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.

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