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Thorpe

Thorpe

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A name for a village or town in England
  • proper noun
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  • In the north of England, you can find a quaint Thorpe nestled among the hills.
  • Thorpe, the place
  • Jim Thorpe

And a lot of characters in that book actually are from MIT and at Thorpe, for example.

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Examples

  • We should visit the village of Thorpe during our trip to England.

  • Literally just woken up and today we are going to Thorpe Park so I thought I'd film this little adventure and stuff.

    Marcus Butler

  • No, we're seeing that place on Thorpe Lane

    Wrecking Ball (2020)

  • I'm just saying Thorpe Park is in this direction.

  • Gold versions as well; I know it's cheap, but I'd rather spend my money on a day out to London or Thorpe Park than on a town in which I cannot actually live.

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  • Honorable mention to Thorpe Park in Flagstaff, AZ.

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  • But the two men's paths are about to collide once again, for Sullivan is also on his way to Thorpe to fulfill the dying wish of his shipmate.

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  • Much to Kemp's dismay, the Irish fiddler Sullivan has escaped, and retrieving him proves too much in the midst of overseeing the dramatic legal case and a new business venture in the northern coal and steel industries of Thorpe.

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  • Many tourists enjoy the attractions at Thorpe Park, a popular amusement park.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Thorpe as a place name comes from an old Norse word thorp meaning 'small village'. That's why many places called Thorpe are villages that began when Vikings lived there, and you can still see -thorpe at the end of some English town names.