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dorp.

A village or small town; a town considered provincial.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɔː(ɹ)p/
  1. A village or small town; a town considered provincial.

    South-Africa
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *treb- Proto-Indo-European *trab- Proto-Germanic *þurpą Proto-West Germanic *þorp Old Dutch thorp Middle Dutch dorp Dutch dorpbor. English dorp Borrowed from Dutch dorp, which see for more. Doublet of dorf and thorp, and possibly also of troop and troupe.

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