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Copt

American  
[kopt] / kɒpt /
Or Copht

noun

  1. a member of the Coptic Church.

  2. a native Egyptian claiming descent from the ancient Egyptians.

Copt British  
/ kɒpt /

noun

  1. a member of the Coptic Church

  2. an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians

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Etymology

Origin of Copt

1605–15; < Arabic qubṭ, back formation from qubṭī < Coptic kyptios, variant of gyptios < Greek Aigýptios Egyptian

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