411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Stroodorpe
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Stroodorp in 1838-1857. Compound of nl stro straw and nl 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 nl Stroobos, nl Stroodorp, nl Strooiendorp and nl Strooienstad.
Pronunciation
nl /stroːˈdɔr.pə/
nl Stroo dor pe
nl ɔrpə 3
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Terneuzen p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
References
stroodorpe