kopje
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of kopje
1880–85; < Afrikaans, equivalent to kop kop + -je diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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They are feeding on the buds of an acacia tree not far from the granite kopje where they sleep.
From Time Magazine Archive
They sit and socialize on the lower rocks of their high kopje, grooming one another with a sweet absorption, playing with their babies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lighted candles did not drive them from the kopje pillow where they fought.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
I walked the ground until I was weary, then sat on a rock on the kopje side, wondering dully what further daggers for my heart Africa had hidden in her mantle.
From The Claw by Stockley, Cynthia
If the night be fine, he lies behind the stones of a neighbouring kopje; but whether it be fine or wet, the guard is posted; the safety of the camp depending upon his vigilance.
From The Siege of Mafeking (1900) by Hamilton, J. Angus
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