Copt
Americannoun
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a member of the Coptic Church
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an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians
Etymology
Origin of Copt
1605–15; < Arabic qubṭ, back formation from qubṭī < Coptic kyptios, variant of gyptios < Greek Aigýptios Egyptian
Example Sentences
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Hany’s Toyota was white, and he was a Copt, too.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 25, 2019
Francis expressed closeness Sunday to “the Orthodox Copt brothers” of Egypt after the attacks two days earlier in a Cairo suburb.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2017
Mr Armstrong, of Copt Hill, Danbury, Essex, is go on trial on 11 December.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2017
"The great wisdom of life," the Copt says toward the end of the book, "is that we can be masters of the things that try to enslave us."
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2013
Some Copts have attained high office, and in 1908 a Copt became prime minister.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
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