Dorp

Dutch

Etymology

• (Groningen) First attested as tho dorpe in 1525. Derived from dorp (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
• (Zuid-Holland) Derived from dorp (“village, settlement”). The neighbourhood encompasses the original village centre of Zoetermeer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔrp/

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• Hyphenation: Dorp
• Rhymes: -ɔrp
• Homophone: dorp

Proper noun

Dorp n

1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “dorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN