kop

[ kop ]
/ kɒp /

noun (in South Africa)

a hill.

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Origin of kop

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

Words nearby kop

Koord, koori, kootchar, Kootenay, Kootenay Lake, kop, kopeck, Kopeisk, kopfring, koph, Kopit

Definition for kop (2 of 2)

kop.

kopeck.
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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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