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Dorp.

a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/dɔrp/
  1. a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

    neuter
  2. a neighbourhood of Zoetermeer, South Holland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

* (Groningen) First attested as tho dorpe in 1525. Derived from dorp (“farmstead, village, settlement”). * (Zuid-Holland) Derived from dorp (“village, settlement”). The neighbourhood encompasses the original village centre of Zoetermeer.

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