Meaning of Egyptland | Babel Free

Definitions

The land of the Egyptians; Egypt

nonstandard, rare

Examples

“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⟳.”

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