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kop

Pronunciation: /kɒp/

Definition of kop

noun

1 (usually the Kop) British a high bank of terracing at certain soccer grounds where spectators formerly stood, notably at Liverpool Football Club.

2South African (especially in place names) a hill or peak.

Origin:

kop (sense 2) from Afrikaans, from Dutch, literally 'head' (compare with cop²). kop (sense 1) comes from the name of Spioen Kop, site of a Boer War battle in which troops from Lancashire led the assault (Liverpool then being part of Lancashire)