Westdorpe

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Westdorp in 1545. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiddorpe.

See also Zealandic Wesdurpe.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Westdorpe n

1. A village and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Koeterdurp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Westdorpenaar
• Westdorps

References

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