Copts \Copts\ (k[o^]pts"), n. pl.; sing. Copt (k[o^]pt). [See
   Coptic.] (Etnol.)
   1. An Egyptian race thought to be descendants of the ancient
      Egyptians.
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   2. The principal sect of Christians in Egypt and the valley
      of the Nile.
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   Note: they belong to the Jacobite sect of Monophysite
         Christians, and for eleven centuries have had
         possession of the patriarchal chair of Alexandria.
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