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dorp /dɔːp /noun South AfricanA small rural town or village (often used to suggest that a place is backward or unimpressive): dreary little dorps...- 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.
OriginDutch, 'village' (see thorp). Rhymesgawp, scaup, scorp, Thorpe, warp, whaup, yawp |