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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Westdorp in 1545. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiddorpe.
See also Zealandic Wesdurpe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɛstˈdɔr.pə/
- Hyphenation: West‧dor‧pe
- Rhymes: -ɔrpə
Proper noun
Westdorpe n
- A village and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Synonym: Koeterdurp (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “westdorpe”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN