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词汇 thorp
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Definition of thorp in English:

thorp

(also thorpe)
noun θɔːpTHôrp
  • in place names A village or hamlet.

    小村

    Althorpe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and to a lesser extent East Anglia, are full of place-names ending in by, thorp, and other Scandinavian elements.
    • The lesser topographical names like thorpe, and in Norwegian-dominated areas thwaite, were marginal settlements and clearings.
    • The most obvious evidence of a Scandinavian presence is preserved in place names, notably those ending in by or thorpe.

Origin

Old English thorp, throp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorp and German Dorf.

Definition of thorp in US English:

thorp

(also thorpe)
nounTHôrp
  • (in place names) a village or hamlet.

    小村

    Scunthorpe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The lesser topographical names like thorpe, and in Norwegian-dominated areas thwaite, were marginal settlements and clearings.
    • Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and to a lesser extent East Anglia, are full of place-names ending in by, thorp, and other Scandinavian elements.
    • The most obvious evidence of a Scandinavian presence is preserved in place names, notably those ending in by or thorpe.

Origin

Old English thorp, throp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorp and German Dorf.

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