1. an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra; [syn: Ptolemy, Ptolemaic dynasty]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ptolemaic dynasty
n 1: an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from
323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with
Cleopatra [syn: Ptolemy, Ptolemaic dynasty]