kop

[ kop ]

/ kɒp /

noun (in South Africa)

a hill.

Words nearby kop

koord, koori, kootchar, kootenay, kootenay lake, kop, kop., kopeck, kopeisk, kopfring, koph

Origin of kop

1825–35; < Afrikaans: literally, head, hence high or top part. See cop³

Definition for kop (2 of 2)

kop.

kopeck.

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Examples from the Web for kop

Between Lombard's Kop and the town, on the north-east, were the Devons.
The Great Boer War|Arthur Conan Doyle
(p. 103) The British trekked along between the ridges, where our men had taken up positions, and this kop.
Through Shot and Flame|J. D. Kestell.
However, here we are, and the kop "has a fine healthy air," as the General who was quite blue with cold remarked.
With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900)|Lieutenant Burne.
Each "kop" is represented by a stone measuring ten miles each way.
The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe|Ernest Young

On the 8th of December a very brilliant operation took place at Lombard's Kop.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6)|Louis Creswicke

British Dictionary definitions for kop

kop

/ (kɒp) /

noun

a prominent isolated hill or mountain in southern AfricaSee inselberg

Word Origin for kop

from Afrikaans: head, hence high part; compare German Kopf head; see cop ²

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