Wildeplaats

== 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 mud huts 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