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kopje

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kopje, koppie [ˈkɒpɪ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a small isolated hill
[from Afrikaans koppie, from Dutch kopje, literally: a little head, from kop head; see kop]
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Noun1.kopjekopje - a small hill rising up from the African veld
koppie
Republic 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 koppie
noun (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


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He found the narrow cleft leading downward into the heart of the kopje along well-worn, granite steps.
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Like a cat he scaled the precipitous sides of the frowning granite KOPJE.
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How in that ruin she blocked out a Royal Cell of sound wax, but disguised by rubbish till it looked like a kopje among deserted kopjes.
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