Westdorpe

Dutch

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Westdorpe n

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

Derived terms
  • Westdorpenaar
  • Westdorps

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