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Stroodorp
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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as STROOIJEDORP (HET) in 1847. Compound of nl stro straw and nl dorp village, settlement. Named for the fact that the first houses of the settlement were constructed with straw roofs, as well as to contrast with nearby nl Plankendorp. Compare nl Stroobos, nl Stroodorpe, nl Strooiendorp and nl Strooienstad.
See also zea Stroôdurp.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈstroː.dɔrp/
nl Stroo dorp
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Noord-Beveland p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
References
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