Meaning
A village or small town; a town considered provincial.
Etymology
Origin: German
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *treb- Proto-Indo-European *trab- Proto-Germanic *þurpą Proto-West Germanic *þorp Old Dutch thorp Middle Dutch dorp Dutch dorpbor. English dorp Borrowed from Dutch dorp, which see for more. Doublet of dorf and thorp, and possibly also of troop and troupe.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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