Image:All Gizah Pyramids.jpg|thumb|Egyptian pyramids
English
Pronunciation
SAMPA: /ÄjÄpshÅn pÄrämÄd/
AHD|/Ä-jÄp'shÉn pîr'É-mÄd/ or /Ä-jÄp'shÉn pîr'É-mÄd/
Noun
en-noun|sg=Egyptian pyramid
- One of a number of monumental tombs constructed in ancient Egypt in the shape of a pyramid with a rectangular base.
Synonyms
pyramid
Translations
trans-top|pyramidal tomb of ancient Egypt
Chinese: éåå¡ (?xue?)
Croatian: Piramide
Dutch: Egyptische piramiden
French: Pyramides d'Ãgypte
German: Pyramiden von Gizeh
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Greek: Î Ï
ÏÎ±Î¼Î¯Î´ÎµÏ ÏÎ·Ï Îκίζα (Pyramides tis Gkiza, Piramides-)
Latin: Pyramides Aegyptae
Nepalese: मिशà¥à¤°à¤à¥ पिरामिड
Russian: ÐгипеÑÑкие пиÑÐ°Ð¼Ð¸Ð´Ñ (Egipetskie piramid')
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Dictionary notes
American Heritage Dictionary (via answers.com), Collins Word Exchange, Merriam-Webster Online, and MSN Encarta Dictionary all have no entry.
See also
ancient pyramid
Aztec pyramid
Mayan pyramid
Mesoamerican pyramid
Nubian pyramid
External links
projectlinks|Wikipedia|page1=Egyptian Pyramids
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