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Definition of Koppie
1. Noun. A small hill rising up from the African veld.
Geographical relationships: Republic Of South Africa, South Africa
Generic synonyms: Hammock, Hillock, Hummock, Knoll, Mound
Definition of Koppie
1. Noun. (alternative form of kopje) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Koppie
1. kopje [n -S] - See also: kopje
Lexicographical Neighbors of Koppie
Literary usage of Koppie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are ...by John Jamieson by John Jamieson (1818)
"To koppie, va To chide, to reprove, Mearns. Su. G. kapp-at, certare. KOW, ».
A goblin. V. Cow, 2. KOW, j. Custom. ..."
2. Baden-Powell, the Hero of Mafeking by W. Francis Aitken (1900)
"A last chance "—The attack on Cannon koppie. " T HOPE they will give me a warm
corner." In these words, two days before he left England for South Africa, ..."
3. A Narrative of the Boer War: Its Causes and Results by Thomas Fortescue Carter (1896)
"Sheltering behind the koppie which we had occupied at daylight for our reconnaissance,
they showed themselves now and again over the top very carefully; ..."
4. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1888)
"When I reached the koppie-Right I lay down on my littery bed and took an inspiriting
draught of Punen. It was lucky I did so, for now a strange thing ..."
5. In Zululand with the British Throughout the War of 1879 by Charles L. Norris-Newman (1880)
"Fighting koppie and town are now in our hands. Enemy's loss heavy. ... The fighting
koppie has been surrounded by our troops ever since the action of the ..."
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