dorp [dawrp] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a village; hamlet.
Origin of dorp 1560–70; Dutch; cognate with thorp Examples from the Web for dorp Historical Examples of dorp
They were weary to death, and no dorp or farm was yet in sight.
Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
In the dorp yonder I met a man who had come from Port Elizabeth.
H. Rider Haggard
It was like a colossal gathering for naachtmaal at a Dutch dorp, but every man was black.
John Buchan
We are still at Dorp House, and do not leave for some days yet.
George Cary Eggleston
To show you how civilised we are at the ‘Dorp, we, when in standing camp, occasionally have a chance of getting a drink of beer.
P. T. Ross
British Dictionary definitions for dorp dorp noun
- archaic, or Southern African a small town or village
Word Origin for dorp C16: from Dutch: village; related to thorp