kop
- noun
- South African
:
colina
- We hiked up the kop to see the sunset.
Examples
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The kop is beautiful.
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The children climbed to the top of the small kop to get a better view of the valley.
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The children ran up the kop to get a better view of the landscape.
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From the top of the kop, you could see the entire valley below.
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They stopped to rest on a grassy kop during their afternoon hike.
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During our hike, we stopped to rest at a grassy kop that overlooked the river.
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They enjoyed a picnic on the sunny kop, surrounded by colorful wildflowers.
Synonyms
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3.2
A pile of earth or stones made by people as a barrier
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A small round hill covered with grass
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A small grassy hill where people can sit or play
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A small, isolated hill that rises suddenly from flat land, often in southern Africa
A small grassy hill or mound near a village
A small rounded hill
A small round hill of earth in a field
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kop meaning a small hill comes from the Dutch and Afrikaans word kop, which means 'hill' or 'head' and is like the English word 'head' for the top of something. So a kop is simply a little 'head' of land, a small rounded hill.