kopje

kopje

(ˈkɒpɪ) or

koppie

n (Physical Geography) a small isolated hill[C19: from Afrikaans koppie, from Dutch kopje, literally: a little head, from kop head; see kop]

kop•je

or kop•pie

(ˈkɒp i)

n., pl. kop•jes or kop•pies. (in South Africa) a small hill. [1880–85; < Afrikaans]

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kopje - a small hill rising up from the African veldkoppieRepublic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)hammock, hillock, hummock, knoll, mound - a small natural hill

kopje

koppienoun (S. African) hill, down (archaic), fell, mount, height, mound, prominence, elevation, eminence, hilltop, tor, knoll, hillock, brae (Scot.) the rocky kopjes, small hills rising like islands