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topi
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to·pi 1 also to·pee  (t-p, tp)
n. pl. to·pis also to·pees
A pith helmet worn for protection against sun and heat.

[Hindi op, hat.]

to·pi 2  (tp)
n. pl. topi or to·pis
A sassaby (Damaliscus lunatus subsp. topi) of eastern Africa having a glossy dark brown coat.

[Probably of Swahili origin.]

topi1
n pl -pis
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an antelope, Damaliscus korrigum, of grasslands and semideserts of Africa, having angular curved horns and an elongated muzzle
[from an African language]

topi2
n pl -pis
(Clothing & Fashion) another name for pith helmet
[from Hindi: hat]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.topi - a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the suntopi - a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
sun hat, sunhat - a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun
2.topi - a large South African antelopetopi - a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal
antelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
Damaliscus, genus Damaliscus - African antelopes: sassabies
Translations
topi
n topi, topee [ˈtəupi, (American ) touˈpi:]
a helmet-like hat worn in hot countries as protection against the sun. topi قُبَّعَةٌ من الفَلّين тропическа каска tropická helma tropehjelm der Tropenhelm ειδικό καπέλο ηλίου salacot troopikakiiver کلاه گرمسیری topi casque colonial כּוֹבָע שַעַם हैट टोपी tropski šljem trópusi sisak topi sólhjálmur (casco coloniale) ヘルメット帽 (인도의 헬멧) 토피 skrybėlė/šalmas nuo saulės (atogrąžų kraštuose) tropu cepure topi tropenhelm trope-/solhjelm hełm tropikalny capacete colonial cască colonială тропический шлем tropická helma tropska čelada topi tropikhjälm หมวกน้ำหนักเบาใส่เพื่อกันความร้อนจากแสงอาทิตย์ kolonyal şapka 遮陽帽 тропічний шолом ٹوپي mũ cát


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It is almost impossible not to think of this in anything but Victorian terms, as spirited public school males in khaki and solar topees crash through jungles, followed by native bearers staggering beneath tents and trophies.
American influence in food and culture is far more prevalent here and you rarely see Uncle Ho's trademark green solar topees worn.
They implied that aid provided under the humanitarian banner was an inferior affair, carried on by naive do-gooders who cannot see past the brims of their solar topees or the cuffs of their sisterly habits.
 
 
 
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