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Definition of Koppies
1. koppie [n] - See also: koppie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Koppies
Literary usage of Koppies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rhodesia, Past and Present by Stefanus Jacobus Du Toit (1897)
"... of Wilson and his brave Company—" Morgenster," the first Mission Station of
the Dutch Reform Church in Rhodesia—Mashona Towns on Granite koppies—How the ..."
2. South Africa, Past and Present: A Short History of the European Settlements by John Noble (1877)
"... Griquas—The Dragoon Guards at Zwart koppies—Governor Maitland's Treaties—Appointment
of a British Resident—Natal Affairs — New Government—Influx of Zulu ..."
3. Capture of De Wet: The South African Rebellion, 1914 by Philip J. Sampson (1915)
"Rebel meeting at koppies—Botha hints at civil war—Confirmation: De Wet and Beyers
turn rebels—Government ..."
4. The History of the Orange Free State by Martin James Boon (1885)
"... resulted in hostilities, the British Government intervened and, assisting tho
Griquas with Her Majesty's troops, defeated the Boers at Zwart koppies. ..."
5. The River Column: A Narrative of the Advance of the River Column of the Nile by Henry Brackenbury (1885)
"Secondly, an advance through the valley, between the range of koppies and the
... This would turn the koppies; and General Earle inclined to the belief, ..."
6. An Irregular Corps in Matabeleland by Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer (1897)
"The position was of great natural strength, the koppies being high, difficult of
access, and honeycombed with caves from which the rebels kept up a ..."
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