Copt
or Copht
[ kopt ]
/ kɒpt /
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noun
a member of the Coptic Church.
a native Egyptian claiming descent from the ancient Egyptians.
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Origin of Copt
1605–15; <Arabic qubṭ, back formation from qubṭī<Coptic kyptios, variant of gyptios<Greek AigýptiosEgyptian
Words nearby Copt
coprosma, coprozoic, cops and robbers, copse, cop shop, Copt, copter, Coptic, Coptic Church, co-publish, copula
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British Dictionary definitions for Copt
Copt
/ (kɒpt) /
noun
a member of the Coptic Church
an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians
Word Origin for Copt
C17: from Arabic qubt Copts, from Coptic kyptios Egyptian, from Greek Aiguptios, from Aiguptos Egypt
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