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kopje

noun
kop·​je | \ ˈkä-pÄ“ How to pronounce kopje (audio) \
variants: or koppie

Definition of kopje

: a small usually rocky hill especially on the African veld

Examples of kopje in a Sentence

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 The picturesque destination also offers a private picnic option with bubbly on the very kopje (hill) where romantic scenes from Out of Africa were filmed decades ago. — Kathryn Romeyn, Vogue, "Epic Proposal Ideas in Iceland, Kenya, and Beyond," 18 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of kopje

1848, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for kopje

Afrikaans koppie

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