a province of the central Netherlands, created in 1986 on land reclaimed from the IJsselmeer (formerly the Zuiderzee); entirely below sea level. Capital: Lelystad. Pop: 352 000 (2003 est). Area: 1420 sq km (548 sq miles)
Flevoland in American English
(ˈflivoʊˌlænd)
province of the WC Netherlands, on the IJsselmeer: 931 sq mi (2,411 sq km); pop. 262,000