Definition of pharaoh
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:a ruler of ancient Egypt
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:tyrant
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like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people
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Run caz LL chainz cam tip (both of them) thought pharaoh , face .
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Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered what is believed to be the 3,700-year-old burial chamber of a pharaoh's daughter.
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Nearby, the sculpture of a pharaoh fashioned from blue granite and displaying a gold nipple ring bears an uncanny resemblance to Pharrell Williams.
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The remains lack an inscription bearing the pharaoh's name, but the discovery's proximity to a temple devoted to Ramses suggest the statue is of his likeness, the ministry says.
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The team also found part of a life-size limestone statue of Seti II, another pharaoh and a grandson of Ramses II.
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During this time, some Egyptologists believe that Nefertiti came to rule as a pharaoh in her own right, possibly under the name Smenkhkare.
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Luna Luis Ortiz photographs himself as pharaoh; Joyce McDonald sculpts her queenly profile in clay, African cloth and costume pearls.
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Amenhotep III, one of the most powerful pharaohs in all of Egyptian history.
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Origin and Etymology of pharaoh
Middle English pharao, from Old English, from Late Latin pharaon-, pharao, from Greek pharaō, from Hebrew parʽōh, from Egyptian pr-ʽʾ̹
pharaoh Synonyms
Synonyms
caesar, dictator, führer (or fuehrer), oppressor, despot, strongman, tyrannizer, tyrantRelated Words
autarch, autocrat, monocrat; authoritarian, Big Brother, paramount, potentate, totalitarian; caudillo, overlord, warlord; boss, captain, chief, dominator, kingpin, leader, master, overlord, ruler; king, lord, monarch, prince, queen, sovereign (also sovran); baron, czar (also tsar or tzar), magnate, mogul, tycoon; disciplinarian, discipliner, enforcer, martinet, taskmasterPHARAOH Defined for English Language Learners
PHARAOH Defined for Kids
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Definition of pharaoh for Students
:a ruler of ancient Egypt
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