Civilization in the Passover story (5)

I believe the answer is:

egypt

(Other definitions for egypt that I've seen before include "Ancient nation on the Nile" , "NE African republic" , "Cairo's country" , "Home of the Sphinx" , "Cleopatra its queen" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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