Copt
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Copt

noun \ˈkäpt\

Definition of COPT

1
: a member of the traditional Monophysite Christian church originating and centering in Egypt
2
: a member of a people descended from the ancient Egyptians

Origin of COPT

Arabic qubṭ Copts, from Coptic kyptios, gyptios Egyptian, from Greek Aigyptios
First Known Use: circa 1520

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