"kop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kops [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans kop, from Dutch kop, from Middle Dutch cop. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|kop}} Afrikaans kop, {{der|en|nl|kop}} Dutch kop, {{der|en|dum|cop}} Middle Dutch cop Head templates: {{en-noun}} kop (plural kops)
  1. (South Africa) A hill or mountain. Tags: South-Africa Related terms: koppie
    Sense id: en-kop-en-noun-xaHT5LpQ Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: kops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kop (plural kops)
  1. Rare spelling of cop (“dome, in armor”). Tags: alt-of, rare Alternative form of: cop (extra: dome, in armor)
    Sense id: en-kop-en-noun-2bGOR~P5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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