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Definition of Lower egypt

1. Noun. One of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile delta.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lower Egypt

Literary usage of Lower egypt

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

1. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1869)
"I AM now to speak of lower egypt. Its shape, which resembles a triangle, ... lower egypt forms a kind of Island; it begins at a place where the Nile is ..."

2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"AH, who had won the victory, was then appointed governor. presently restricted lo lower egypt; Upper Egypt, which was various expedients being tried to ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"35-39). reached, and the two countries united under one rule, the king took the title of "Lord of Both Lands", or "King of Upper and lower egypt" (never ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1904)
"worn scarab of this king, with a rude representation on each side of the crown of lower egypt. No. 6 is a square plaque engraved on both sides ; obverse, ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"If Upper and lower egypt represented ancient kingdoms, the nomes have been thought to carry on the traditions of tribal settlements. ..."

6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"This his been chiefly doe to works of irrigation in lower egypt, the increased cultivation of cotton, and the greater facility of transport. ..."

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