Kopje
/kəʊpi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small hill or mound, especially on the African veld. South-Africa
"In one spot only was the solemn monotony of the plain broken. Near the center a small solitary “kopje” rose. Alone it lay there, a heap of round ironstones piled one upon the other, as over some giant’s grave."
- 2 a small hill rising up from the African veld wordnet
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More examples"In one spot only was the solemn monotony of the plain broken. Near the center a small solitary “kopje” rose. Alone it lay there, a heap of round ironstones piled one upon the other, as over some giant’s grave."
Etymology
From (South African) Dutch kopje, diminutive of kop (“head”).