a province of the SW Netherlands: consists of a small area on the mainland together with a number of islands in the Scheldt estuary; mostly below sea level. Capital: Middelburg. Pop: 378 000 (2003 est). Area: 1787 sq km (690 sq miles)
Zeeland in American English
(ˈzilənd; Dutch ˈzeɪˌlɑnt)
province of the SW Netherlands, on the North Sea: 1,132 sq mi (2,932 sq km); pop. 366,000