Egyptian UK /ɪˈd͡ʒɪpʃn̩/US /əˈd͡ʒɪpʃən/noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent. •(old-fashioned) A gypsy.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 adjective1 •Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language. formsEgyptians