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    PHARAOH

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The title of the ancient Egyptian kingsplay

    Synonyms:

    Pharaoh; Pharaoh of Egypt

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Pharaoh" is a kind of...):

    ruler; swayer (a person who rules or commands)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Pharaoh"):

    Cheops; Khufu (Egyptian Pharaoh of the 27th century BC who commissioned the Great Pyramid at Giza)

    Instance hyponyms:

    Tutankhamen (Pharaoh of Egypt around 1358 BC; his tomb was discovered almost intact by Howard Carter in 1922)

    Derivation:

    Pharaonic (of or relating to the ancient Egyptian kings)

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