Stroodorpe

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Stroodorp in 1838-1857. Compound of stro (“straw”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The hamlet formed around a set of straw huts built as temporary accommodation for labourers working on the Gent-Terneuzen Channel. Compare Stroobos, Stroodorp, Strooiendorp and Strooienstad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stroːˈdɔr.pə/
• Hyphenation: Stroo‧dor‧pe
• Rhymes: -ɔrpə

Proper noun

Stroodorpe n

1. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “stroodorpe”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN