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topi

1

[ toh-pee, toh-pee ]

noun

, plural to·pis.


topi

2

[ toh-pee ]

noun

, plural to·pis.
  1. an antelope, Damaliscus lunatus, of east-central Africa, having bluish-black and yellow markings.

topi

1

/ ˈtəʊpɪ /

noun

  1. an antelope, Damaliscus korrigum, of grasslands and semideserts of Africa, having angular curved horns and an elongated muzzle


topi

2

/ -pɪ; ˈtəʊpiː /

noun

  1. another name for pith helmet

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Word History and Origins

Origin of topi1

1905–10; said to be < Swahili

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Word History and Origins

Origin of topi1

C19: from an African language

Origin of topi2

C19: from Hindi: hat

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Example Sentences

Outboard popped a ruddy little face, set in the green circle of a topi, and contorted with laughter.

The topi is something like the hartebeest, but much more beautiful and much more rare.

"I will come," he replied, in the same preoccupied voice, as he raised his battered topi.

Was Tantia Topi going to abandon them to the mercy of the Foreigners?

"Good, most sagacious Tantia Topi," the Rani exclaimed approvingly.

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