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
And yet the Dutchmen built their dorp With sturdy wit and will; In Nassau street their spectral feet Are heard to echo still.
From Songs for a Little House by Christopher Morley
One morning old Voss rode off to the dorp, and Barend watched him from the door till he went out of sight in the kloof.
From Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases Seventeen Short Stories by Perceval Gibbon
They were weary to death, and no dorp or farm was yet in sight.
From The Dop Doctor by Richard Dehan
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