dorp

[ dawrp ]

noun

1. a village; hamlet.

dorp

/ dɔːp /

noun

1. archaic.
   a small town or village

Word History and Origins

Origin of dorp¹

First recorded in 1560–70; from Dutch; cognate with thorp

Word History and Origins

Origin of dorp¹

C16: from Dutch: village; related to thorp

Example Sentences

“We were in a pretty rough spot earlier in the year, it really felt like we were playing catch-up all year,” said Simon van Dorp, the fifth seat on the varsity eight.

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“We couldn’t get into a really good rhythm to push it away,” van Dorp said.

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A big robbery like the one at van Dorp’s farm isn’t just unfortunate from a monetary standpoint, Dekker said.

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Gerda van Dorp, a Dutch cheese farmer in the town of Fijnaart, in the south of the country, woke up on March 29 to a mostly empty cheese storage room.

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“It was like waking up in a movie,” said van Dorp, who runs her business and farm together with her husband, Joost.

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