"Little Egypt" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Little Egypt}} Little Egypt
  1. (informal) Southern Illinois. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Little_Egypt-en-name-tgQzORcz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Little Egypts [plural]
Etymology: From the stage name used by at least three popular belly dancers from the late 1800s through to the early 1900s. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Little Egypt}} Little Egypt (plural Little Egypts)
  1. (dated) A female belly dancer. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-Little_Egypt-en-noun--gFzlb4V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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