Etymology

kop

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Today it means: A terrace at a football ground, originally for standing spectators, though all-seater stadia have been mandatory for larger UK clubs since 1994. Full definition →

Afrikaans kop ← Dutch kop ← Middle Dutch cop
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kop · noun1

  1. Middle Dutch · derived fromcop
  2. Dutch · derived fromkop
  3. Afrikaans · borrowed fromkop
  4. English todaykop

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

Kop · noun2

  1. Afrikaans · derived fromkop“hill”
  2. English todayKop

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

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