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 (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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