dorp
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dorp
First recorded in 1560–70; from Dutch; cognate with thorp
Example Sentences
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Director “Stefan van Dorp,” credited with shooting the archival footage actually used for the Dylan-directed 1978 film “Renaldo and Clara,” is a fictional character played by Bette Midler’s husband, Martin von Haselberg.
From Los Angeles Times
“We couldn’t get into a really good rhythm to push it away,” van Dorp said.
From Seattle Times
“We were in a pretty rough spot earlier in the year, it really felt like we were playing catch-up all year,” said Simon van Dorp, the fifth seat on the varsity eight.
From Seattle Times
Van Dorp guessed that whoever stole the cheese must have been watching her farm, where she lives with her husband and two children, for a while.
From Seattle Times
Gerda van Dorp, a Dutch cheese farmer in the town of Fijnaart, in the south of the country, woke up on March 29 to a mostly empty cheese storage room.
From Seattle Times
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