Kopje
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəʊpi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kopje is a noun meaning (South Africa) A small hill or mound, especially on the African veld.
Meaning
(South Africa) A small hill or mound, especially on the African veld.
Example Sentences
On the koppie behind the village, the unsightly red-and-white skeleton of an FM tower.
We selected a lichenous kopje perhaps fifteen yards away, and landed neatly on its summit one after the other.
Martha looked over a mile or so of bush to a strip of pink ploughed land; […] and then, ridge after ridge, fold after fold, the bush stretched to a line of blue kopjes.
It was nearly noon when he reached the great bowlder at the top of which terminated the secret passage to the pits beneath the city. Like a cat he scaled the precipitous sides of the frowning granite kopje.
Word Forms
- kopjes
- koppie
Synonyms for kopje
Depending on context, synonyms include koppie.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include koppie, knoll, crest, colline, copple, knap.
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