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Egipto

name

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of Egito; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
  2. Egypt
  3. An older spelling of the name for the country Egypt, used before language reforms in 1990.
Examples

O Egipto é um país fascinante.

Egypt is a fascinating country.

Part of speechname

Usage noteThe modern standard spelling in Brazil and Portugal is now 'Egito'. Use this form only when referring to historical texts or specific regions that have not updated their spelling.

Status: Pending verification

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.