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单词 dorp
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Definition of dorp in English:

dorp

noun dɔːpdôrp
South African
  • A small rural town or village (often used to suggest that a place is backward or unimpressive)

    dreary little dorps
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They were drawn from regions such as Soweto, Pretoria, and Johannesburg and more obscure dorps like Winterveldt.
    • So, into the sleepy dorp we journeyed, a long line of disparate vehicles including cars, 4x4s, vehicles towing caravans, and trucks.
    • I found a ‘Dorp’ aesthetic which in most ways was relevant to South Africa dorps, but had some commonality with other places outside SA.
    • The Hopes concept has been exported from South America to South Africa and is now being used in varying forms in dorps as far afield as Oranje and Grahamstown.
    • East London is generally seen as a backyard dorp with little or no talent, but it's competitions like these that give you a good indication of what a nurturing ground we are.

Origin

Dutch, 'village' (see thorp).

Rhymes

gawp, scaup, scorp, Thorpe, warp, whaup, yawp
 
 

Definition of dorp in US English:

dorp

noundôrp
South African
  • A small rural town or village.

    dreary little dorps
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Hopes concept has been exported from South America to South Africa and is now being used in varying forms in dorps as far afield as Oranje and Grahamstown.
    • I found a ‘Dorp’ aesthetic which in most ways was relevant to South Africa dorps, but had some commonality with other places outside SA.
    • So, into the sleepy dorp we journeyed, a long line of disparate vehicles including cars, 4x4s, vehicles towing caravans, and trucks.
    • East London is generally seen as a backyard dorp with little or no talent, but it's competitions like these that give you a good indication of what a nurturing ground we are.
    • They were drawn from regions such as Soweto, Pretoria, and Johannesburg and more obscure dorps like Winterveldt.

Origin

Dutch, ‘village’ (see thorp).

 
 
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