strooidak, noun

/ˈstrʊɪdak/
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, strooi straw + dak roof.
Special Combinations Strooidak church, Strooidakkerk /kɛrk/ [Afrikaans, kerk church], the early 19th century thatched Dutch Reformed Church at Paarl, Western Cape.
1957 L.G. Green Beyond City Lights 43A much finer church was built at Paarl, to be followed early last century by the beloved strooidak (thatched roof) church.
1978 Reader’s Digest Illust. Guide to Sn Afr. 74Many of Paarl’s ancient buildings remain. Among these is the Dutch Reformed Strooidakkerk (‘thatched church’). Built in 1805, it is the oldest church still in use in South Africa.
1979 S. Afr. Panorama Sept. 49A larger organ for the ‘Strooidak’ (thatched roof) church in Paarl with 26 registers, 56 notes and 1 800 pipes.
1980 Sunday Times 9 Mar. (Mag. Sect.) 5An old lady, who had years ago, been a member of the famous strooidakkerk until she was moved to her ‘own’ area.
1984 S. Afr. Digest 15 June 14The Strooidakkerk (thatched roof church) is Cape-Dutch architecture.
1987 Frontline Mar. 5A few days after the ‘Free the Children Vigil’ in St. George’s Cathedral Cape Town, the State President and Cabinet and white residents of Paarl gathered in the Strooidak Church to dedicate to God the 300 years of white settlement in the Berg river valley.
, the early 19th century thatched Dutch Reformed Church at Paarl, Western Cape.
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