Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egyptland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: egypt-land
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The land of the Egyptians; Egypt

Example Sentences

"Go down, Moses, / Way down in Egyptland / Tell old Pharaoh / To let my people go."
"It required no stretch of imagination to see the trials of the Israelites as paralleling the trials of the slaves, Pharaoh and his army as oppressors, and Egyptland as the South."
"This was a fortunate development as otherwise work on a new land they were starting at the time, Egyptland, would have been stopped and the whole universe likely destroyed as a result."
"Two of the numbers, “Alexandria” and “Fatima,” fall into the same “oriental” category as “Egyptland,” but both offer a lot more musical interest."

Etymology

From Middle English Egiptelond, Egipte-lond, from Old English Egipta land, Egypta land (“the land of the Egyptians”), equivalent to Egypt + land. Compare Dutch Egypteland, Icelandic Egyptaland.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Egiptelond, Egipta land

Frequently Paired Words

Egyptish

Questions

What does egyptland mean?: The land of the Egyptians; Egypt
Where does egyptland come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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