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dorp


dorp [dawrp] ExamplesWord Origin noun

  1. 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.

    The Dop Doctor

    Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

  • In the dorp yonder I met a man who had come from Port Elizabeth.

    Swallow

    H. Rider Haggard

  • It was like a colossal gathering for naachtmaal at a Dutch dorp, but every man was black.

    Prester John

    John Buchan

  • We are still at Dorp House, and do not leave for some days yet.

    Juggernaut

    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.

    A Yeoman’s Letters

    P. T. Ross

  • British Dictionary definitions for dorp dorp noun

    1. archaic, or Southern African a small town or village

    Word Origin for dorp C16: from Dutch: village; related to thorp

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