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Kop

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /kɒp/
  • rhymes with -ɒp
  • homophone: cop

1

noun

Meaning 1

A terrace at a football ground, originally for standing spectators, though all-seater stadia have been mandatory for larger UK clubs since 1994.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A hill or mountain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Rare spelling of cop (“dome, in armor”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, rare

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History

Etymology

From Spion Kop, from Afrikaans kop (“hill”).

From Afrikaans kop, from Dutch kop, from Middle Dutch cop.