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/kop"ee/, n. (in South Africa)a small hill.Also, koppie.[1880-85; < Afrik, equiv. to kop KOP + -je dim. suffix]
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kopje — kop je, koppie kop pie(k[o^]p [i^]) n. [South African D., dim. of kop. See {Kop}.] A hillock; a small kop, especially a small hill rising up from the African veld. [South Africa] [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5] Note: The colloqual Dutch… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kopje — (Kop, holländ., »Kopf«), in zusammengesetzten südafrikanischen Ortsbezeichnungen oft vorkommend, bedeutet Bergkuppe, Hügel … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
kopje — (n.) small hill in South Africa, from S.African Dutch, dim. of Du. kop hill; head (see KOP (Cf. kop)) … Etymology dictionary
kopje — [käp′ē] n. [Afrik, dim. of kop: see KOP1] South Afr. a small hill; hillock … English World dictionary
Kopje — Un kopje au Zimbabwe Un kopje est un mot d origine afrikaans désignant dans la savane africaine une petite colline sur laquelle se dresse généralement d imposants rochers. Sommaire 1 … Wikipédia en Français
kópje — a s (ọ̄) 1. pri primitivnih ljudstvih tanka lesena palica z zelo ostro kovinsko konico za bojevanje: kopje ga je zadelo v srce; sovražniki so metali kopja iz razdalje dvajset korakov / bojno kopje; pren., pesn. reko je razparalo kopje svetlobe… … Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika
Kopje — Recorded in a wide variety of spellings including Kop, Kopp, Kopje, Koppe, Koppke, Koppeck, Koppen, Kopf, Kopfen, Kopfer, and Kopmann (Ashkenasic, German and Dutch), Kopec (Polish) and Kopta (Czech), and many others, this is an early European… … Surnames reference
kopje — noun a small hill rising up from the African veld • Syn: ↑koppie • Regions: ↑South Africa, ↑Republic of South Africa • Hypernyms: ↑knoll, ↑mound, ↑hillock, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Kopje Warbler — In Northern Cape, South Africa Conservation status … Wikipedia
kopje mice — uoliniai žiurkėnukai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis apibrėžtis Gentyje 2 rūšys. Paplitimo arealas – P. V. Afrika. atitikmenys: lot. Petromyscus angl. kopje mice; rock mice rus. скалистые хомячки ryšiai: platesnis… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
kopje — or koppie noun Etymology: Afrikaans koppie Date: 1848 a small usually rocky hill especially on the African veld … New Collegiate Dictionary
