Dorp
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɔː(ɹ)p/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dorp is a noun meaning (now chiefly South Africa) A village or small town; a town considered provincial.
Meaning
(now chiefly South Africa) A village or small town; a town considered provincial.
Example Sentences
‘You can't hang about this dorp doing nothing.’
I took on a case in the little dorp of Villiers in the Orange Free State.
When the aforesaid alderman or another wishes to express mild contemptuosity for his fellows and himself in future I would suggest “old fossils” or “old has beens,” or “old fogies,” then the Sir Galahads that are always riding—or driving—about in this progressive dorp will not have any cause to complain.
Word Forms
- dorps
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hamlet, dorpie, village, small town, derby, township.
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