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/
  • Audio(file)
  • 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 (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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