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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as De Wilde Ploatse in 1929. Compound of wild (“wild”) and plaats (“place”). In this case, plaats refers to an allotment to build a house on. The settlement was founded as a collection of illegally-built mudhuts which served as temporary accommodation until proper housing could be built.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɪl.dəˌplaːts/
- Hyphenation: Wil‧de‧plaats
Proper noun
Wildeplaats n
- A hamlet in Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN