dorp
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dorp
First recorded in 1560–70; from Dutch; cognate with thorp
Example Sentences
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From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2012
I took on a case in the litde dorp of Villiers in the Orange Free State.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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When I had done this I gave notice to the inhabitants of Bethlehem, that as the dorp would be defended, I must insist on the women and children leaving it at once.
From Three Years' War by De Wet, Christiaan Rudolf
This is far more select, this dorp academy, with its elect Principal and its supermen-managers.'
From Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales by Cripps, Arthur Shearly
They were weary to death, and no dorp or farm was yet in sight.
From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard
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