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KOPJE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does kopje mean?
• KOPJE (noun)
The noun KOPJE has 1 sense:
1. a small hill rising up from the African veld
Familiarity information: KOPJE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small hill rising up from the African veld
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
kopje; koppie
Hypernyms ("kopje" is a kind of...):
hammock; hillock; hummock; knoll; mound (a small natural hill)
Domain region:
Republic of South Africa; South Africa (a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))
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