KOPJE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small hill rising up from the African veld

Synonyms:

kopje; koppie

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("kopje" is a kind of...):

hammock; hillock; hummock; knoll; mound (a small natural hill)

Domain region:

Republic of South Africa; South Africa (a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))

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