Het Dorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Het Dorp in 1962. Derived from dorp (“village.”) Het Dorp was conceived as a neighbourhood for the accommodation of handicapped people. Construction began in 1962 after a nationwide donation drive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈdɔrp/
  • Hyphenation: Het Dorp
  • Rhymes: -ɔrp

Proper noun

Het Dorp n

  1. a neighborhood of Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “dorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.