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Etymology

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First attested as Westdorp in 1545. Compound of west (west-, western) and dorp (village, settlement). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiddorpe.

See also Zealandic Wesdurpe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋɛstˈdɔr.pə/
  • Hyphenation: West‧dor‧pe
  • Rhymes: -ɔrpə

Proper noun

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Westdorpe n

  1. A village and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Koeterdurp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

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References

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