kopje
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of kopje
1880–85; < Afrikaans, equivalent to kop kop + -je diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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This half-haunting, half-hilarious display is even more fascinating in the wild, where colonies of up to 60 individuals gather on kopjes, or rock outcroppings.
From Washington Post
They were about three miles away from the town, and in a position different from that from which the guns had shelled the kopje in the morning.
From Project Gutenberg
A rhinoceros charged us as we were crossing the foot of the kopje yonder.
From Project Gutenberg
Our camp was on a small kopje, or hill, with the river at its base, and with the first streaks of dawn we awoke our men.
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Then Jackal made tracks to one side toward a little rocky kopje from which he would be able to see the meeting.
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